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Q&A With Splunk Employees
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How employees describe working at Splunk
It was not the company that was used to be. Employees have no pride on working for Splunk any more- it is just a Cisco company.
Fun, supportive and exciting place to work.
Splunk used to have very good benefits. No more after the merger with Cisco
Very cool for sure and I will be there
Smart no nonsense clear direction powerful product
What it's like to work at Splunk
- Splunk employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day
- Employees at Splunk report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Splunk have 2 meetings
- 85% of Splunk employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Splunk employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 87% of Splunk employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Splunk employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 84% of Splunk employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Splunk Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 61
What are you most excited about working at Splunk?
The future prospect of the company and my career
The lack of excitement. Sometimes no excitement is exciting by itself.
Overall the product is really fun to experiment with, and there seems to still be a decent amount of untapped potential.
How's the vacation policy at Splunk?
Pretty standard "X" number of days a year for years of service. However, we do have more corporate holidays that are pretty generous.
3 weeks paid vacation for everyone. You can accumulate up to 4 weeks total. Use it or lose it
3 weeks accumulated over a year
What's the work from home policy like at Splunk?
flexible.
Culturally its encouraged to be in the office as much as possible, however I work from home on average about 1 day a week.
Does Splunk drug test or do a background check?
Top Employee Response
no
No drug check, and I don't recall a background check.
How's the leadership on the Product team at Splunk?
Current leaders lack relevant experience. The last cpuple of years have seen multiple leaders cycle through, and multiple changes in strategy. Chaos reigns.
They know the product and customer problems very well. It can be a little “old boys cluby”
What unique perks and benefits does Splunk provide?
Free food and drinks on site
A lot of holidays, a lot of pto, good amount of sick days, volunteer days, rsu’s,
What is the best advice you could give someone during their first month at Splunk?
Accept the fact you will put on a few KG (free food/drinks)
What are the most important soft skills I need to be successful at Splunk?
Get on with all people from all backgrounds and treat everyone equally. Great Communication skills.
What perk or benefit should Splunk have?
Splunk has them all
What is Splunk's policy towards pets in the workplace?
The San Francisco office allows pets at work, but the London office doesn't. Just as well as I feel more people in the UK are allergic to animals
How are the career growth opportunities on the Product team at Splunk?
Very limited. Outsiders are filling both existing and newly created positions at higher levels throughout the organization.
How does Splunk measure success and growth in the Product department?
Not at all!
In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that Splunk asks?
there are no common questions. Each interviewer asks his/hers favorite questions.
How flexible is your work schedule at Splunk?
very flexible.
What Engineering department questions did Splunk ask during your job interview?
regular cs/algorithms/systems questions.
How helpful was your Engineering team when you were first hired at Splunk?
very.
How innovative is Splunk?
they're trying to be.
How does Splunk measure success and growth in the Engineering department?
very hard to say.
How helpful was your Sales team when you were first hired at Splunk?
so-so, the sales talent is pretty variable at Splunk.
What's the Product team like at Splunk?
Very low morale, high attrition rate. Little confidence in leadership.
What's the company culture like at Splunk?
Positive and supportive
How's the work life balance at Splunk?
I have time to have a really enjoyable life
How does Splunk make decisions around promotions?
If your qualified, for the most part and capable
How much and how often do raises happen at Splunk?
They can happen but likely it would be in your annual review
What's the best part of your job at Splunk?
The people you’re working with
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52% of Splunk employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 19% are neutral and 29% would not recommend working at Splunk to their friends.
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|---|---|
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| 29% | Detractors |
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