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Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage company that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
184
TOTAL
RATINGS
1882

Pure Storage Company Culture

Pure Storage Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A+
4.7/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Pure Storage CEO

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Charlie Giancarlo Pure Storage's CEO
Charlie Giancarlo
85 /100

Diversity at Pure Storage

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A+

Diverse employees at Pure Storage have rated Team, Retention, and Compensation as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Pure Storage

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A+

Women at Pure Storage have rated Perks And Benefits, Meetings, and Professional Development as the highest categories they have scored

Pure Storage eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

56

Pure Storage employees are 56% more likely to recommend Pure Storage as a great place to work

70%Promoters
16%Passives
14%Detractors

Working at Pure Storage

Working at Pure Storage is rated highly by 184 employees, across various culture dimensions. Pure Storage employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Compensation, and Environment categories, putting Pure Storage’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 10% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Pure Storage was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Pure Storage

A+

Overall Company Culture at Pure Storage is rated A+

Last updated 2 months ago

Top
5%

Pure Storage ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 184 Employees

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HR
91
HR91
Sales
91
Sales91
Operations
90
Operations90
Engineering
85
Engineering85
Marketing
80
Marketing80

Pure Storage Employee Reviews

Out of 164 Pure Storage employee reviews, 88% were positive. The remaining 12% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Pure Storage improve their work culture.

88%
12%
Positive Reviews88%
Constructive Feedback12%

Positive Reviews From Pure Storage Employees

  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    Rsu + variable + .. ..
  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Awesome leadership and approachable anytime
  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    Very quick feedback to be provided

Constructive Feedback From Pure Storage Employees

  • What would you improve about your company's interview process?
    Ensure no technology issues, be prepared with questions
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    promote authenticity and training for retention
  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    Direction needs to be clearly articulated down to everyone. Seems their was a lack of direction/focus / or communication to everyone.

Pure Storage Company Information

Pure Storage Company Overview

Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage company that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers.

Pure Storage was founded in 2009 and its current CEO is Charlie Giancarlo. Since its inception 17 years ago, Pure Storage has grown to 1700 employees.

Pure Storage Mission, Vision & Values

Pure Storage Mission & Values

Our goal is to embed inclusive practices into all key talent processes, engaging our leaders and employees as role models and drivers of equality and continuing to make sure our culture remains open to new voices and thoughts.

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Pure Storage

At Pure, we’re passionate about protecting our planet. Our Pure Sustainability employee group spearheads efforts to empower employee participation in sustainability initiatives, including reducing plastic consumption and food waste, donating to environmental organizations and limiting unnecessary giveaways. Less is more!

Headquarter650 Castro Street, Suite #400
Mountain View, CA 94041
United States of America
Websitewww.purestorage.com
Founding Date2009
Tel(800) 379-7873
Company StatusPublic
StockPSTG

Pure Storage Competitors

Pure Storage competitors include IBM, Nutanix, and NetApp. Pure Storage ranks 1st in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Pure Storage compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Pure Storage's Logo
    Pure Storage
    4.7/5
  2. #2
    IBM's Logo
    IBM
    4.7/5
  3. #3
    Nutanix's Logo
    Nutanix
    4.6/5
  4. #4
    NetApp's Logo
    NetApp
    4.3/5
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Pure Storage Employees

Pure Storage has 1700 employees. 184 employees at Pure Storage have reviewed Pure Storage across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 months ago.

Overall, the 184 Pure Storage employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Pure Storage are extremely happy with their total compensation at Pure Storage, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Pure Storage are extremely happy with their team. 184 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Pure Storage are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Pure Storage believe the environment at Pure Storage is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Pure Storage is comfortably fast. About 54% of the employees at Pure Storage work 8 hours or less, while 9% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Pure Storage are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Pure Storage employees generally work 9.1 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Pure Storage report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
94% of Pure Storage employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Pure Storage employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
A Day in the Life
89% of Pure Storage employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Pure Storage - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Pure Storage is that the company was prepared on their first day. Pure Storage employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Pure Storage KPIs and OKRs

At Pure Storage 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Pure Storage's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 11 Pure Storage employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 10 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes91%
No9%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Pure Storage CEO & Leadership

Pure Storage CEO - Charlie Giancarlo

Charlie Giancarlo Pure Storage's CEO
85 /100

Pure Storage’s CEO Charlie Giancarlo started in this role in 2017. Charlie’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. Pure Storage’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Marketing department, employees with Entry Level experience, and employees with 1 to 3 Years experience. However, employees with the company for Less than 1 Year, employees in the Engineering department, and employees with 6 to 10 Years experience have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Pure Storage’s competitors, Charlie Giancarlo ranks right above Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami. Under Giancarlo’s leadership, Pure Storage employee respondents are most happy about their Compensation and the company’s Environment. Professional Development and Office Culture are two areas, according to respondents, where Pure Storage could stand to see real improvement.

Pure Storage Leadership

The Pure Storage Executive Team is rated an “A+” and led by CEO Charlie Giancarlo, Founder & Advisor John Hayes, and Founder, CTO & Director John Colgrove

  • Charlie Giancarlo  CEO / President

    Charlie Giancarlo CEO / President

    Charlie Giancarlo serves as the CEO / President of Pure Storage.

  • John Hayes Founder & Advisor

    Mr. John Hayes Founded PURE Storage, Inc. in 2009 and has been its Advisor since March 6, 2017. Mr. Hayes served as... read more

  • John Colgrove Founder, CTO & Director

    Mr. John Colgrove, also known as Coz, founded PURE Storage, Inc. in October 2009 and has been its Chief Technology... read more

  • David M. Hatfield President

    Mr. David M. Hatfield, also known as Dave, has been the President at Pure Storage, Inc. since January 15, 2013. Mr.... read more

  • Timothy Riitters Chief Financial Officer

    Mr. Timothy Riitters, also known as Tim, has been the Chief Financial Officer at Pure Storage, Inc. since August 26,... read more

  • Joseph T. FitzGerald VP & General Counsel

    Mr. Joseph T. FitzGerald, also known as Joe, serves as the Vice President and General Counsel at Pure Storage, Inc. Mr.... read more

  • Michael Cornwell Chief Technology Officer of Asia Pacific and Japan

    Mr. Michael Cornwell has been the Chief Technology Officer of Asia Pacific and Japan at Pure Storage, Inc. since... read more

  • Aaron Skogsberg Chief Technology Officer of Americas

    Mr. Aaron Skogsberg has been Chief Technology Officer of Americas at Pure Storage, Inc. since February 27, 2016. Mr.... read more

  • Chadd Kenney Chief Technical Officer of Americas

    Mr. Chadd Kenney serves as Chief Technical Officer of Americas at Pure Storage, Inc. Mr. Kenney has a BS in Accounting... read more

Pure Storage Salaries

How much does Pure Storage pay?

How much do people at Pure Storage get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Pure Storage is $138,627, or $66 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $142,027, or $68 per hour.

At Pure Storage, the highest paid job is an Architect at $305,000 annually and the lowest is an Inventory at $45,000 annually. Average Pure Storage salaries by department include: Sales at $166,795, Product at $178,999, Admin at $72,568, and Finance at $104,025. Half of Pure Storage salaries are above $142,027.

92 employees at Pure Storage rank their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 284 ratings) while 89 employees at Pure Storage rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 93 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Pure Storage employees include job titles like Engineering Manager, Senior Developer, DevOps, and Developer. Comparably data has a total of 19 salary records from Pure Storage employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$76k
$76k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$108k
$108k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$142k
$142k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$195k
$195k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$241k
$241k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$271k
$271k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$305k
$305k100th Percentile
$138,627*
Average Compensation
$142,027*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Pure Storage Salaries by City

Pure Storage Salaries by Department

Explore Pure Storage Salaries

Diversity & Inclusion at Pure Storage

Diverse employees at Pure Storage score the company 87/100 across various culture categories, placing Pure Storage in the Top 5% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Pure Storage across various culture dimensions.

We believe that Pure's growth and continued ability to innovate is dependent on having the best talent offering their best ideas. To make that happen, we focus on embedding practices of equality and inclusion in everything we do. For us, equality isn’t a separate function – it’s an essential part of our success.,,Pure Equality ensures that Pure is a diverse & inclusive company that gives equal opportunities to all to thrive, contribute, and innovate. Pure Storage celebrates diversity and inclusion at Pure Storage through Pure Equality organizations for women, pride, coalition, rise, and veterans.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 96/100
Department - Marketing
Men 91/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 96/100
Department - Sales

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 88/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Men 76/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
Diverse Employees 78/100
Department - Engineering

Pure Storage Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Health Insurance

Pure Storage PTO

Pure Storage's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year with 67% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Pure Storage's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 50% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Pure Storage's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy50%
Office Meals50%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes33%
No67%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo25%
$1000 -$1500/mo75%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Pure Storage Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Pure Storage applied for 169 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 92% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Pure Storage unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 13 were withdrawn by Pure Storage after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Pure Storage has a total of 1700 employees

169
Total Applied
  • 92% Granted (155 out of 169)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 169)
  • <1% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 169)
  • 8% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (13 out of 169)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Pure Storage Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Pure Storage on Comparably

Candidates By Department

Engineering
23%
All Industries
17%
Sales
11%
Product
9%
IT
9%
Other
31%

Candidates By Location

Mountain View
17%
San Francisco
14%
Dallas
6%
Tampa
3%
Dover
3%
Other
57%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Pure Storage

What is Pure Storage address?

Pure Storage location is at 650 Castro Street, Suite #400

Who is the CEO of Pure Storage?

Pure Storage CEO is Charlie Giancarlo, their score by employees is 85

What is Pure Storage eNPS?

The eNPS for Pure Storage is 56

What is Pure Storage revenue?

Pure Storage revenue is $728M

What is the salary for Director of Sales in Pure Storage?

Director of Sales average salary in the US is 231k

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