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Founded in 1999, SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) is a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT?management software built to enable customers to accelerate their digital transformations. Our solutions provide organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or?complexity—with a comprehensive and unified view of today’s modern, distributed, and hybrid network environments. SolarWinds serves more than 300,000 customers worldwide, including 96% of the Fortune® 500, with 18 offices globally.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable observability and IT infrastructure management software. Our focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT performance management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for observability, IT service management, application performance, and database management. read more
SolarWinds Company Culture
SolarWinds Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews3.8/5
SolarWinds' Overall Culture is rated B
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
Perks & Benefits
ACompensation
A-Environment
BHappiness
BTeam
BSolarWinds CEO
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Sudhakar Ramakrishna
68 /100
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Mission, Vision, & Values
SolarWinds is a people-first company. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of the people we serve—our employees, customers, shareholders, partners, and communities. Our mission to help customers accelerate business transformation with simple, powerful, and secure solutions.
SolarWinds Culture At a Glance
SolarWinds has 2076 employees. 67 employees at SolarWinds have reviewed SolarWinds across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 67 SolarWinds employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 45% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at SolarWinds are pleased with their total compensation at SolarWinds, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at SolarWinds are pleased with their team. 67 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at SolarWinds are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at SolarWinds believe the environment at SolarWinds is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at SolarWinds is extremely fast. About 74% of the employees at SolarWinds work 8 hours or less, while 7% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at SolarWinds are generally 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
SolarWinds employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at SolarWinds report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at SolarWinds have 4+ meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
94% of SolarWinds employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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SolarWinds employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
50% of SolarWinds employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
SolarWinds employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
A Day in the Life
74% of SolarWinds employees call their work environment positive
Environment
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Anonymous Q&A with SolarWinds EmployeesMost Recent Q&A
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at SolarWinds?
Besides the role I'm interviewing for, what role would I most want? It's a deceptively simple question to answer.
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from SolarWinds?
SolarWinds was very responsive to me, and I met with people both above my level, below my level, peers, and extended team members to get a...
What questions do they ask during the interview process at SolarWinds?
You'll typically get a lot of behavioral questions, and opportunities to share specific examples of prior experience.
How would you compare interviewing at SolarWinds to other places you've interviewed?
More relaxed, but don't let that fool you - we're comparing notes behind the scenes. Definitely ask about our pace and culture, and make...
What should I wear for an interview at SolarWinds?
SolarWinds is a business casual environment, so it's always good to dress nicely, but a suit may only make you feel uncomfortable. Skew...
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at SolarWinds?
Besides the role I'm interviewing for, what role would I most want? It's a deceptively simple question to answer.
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from SolarWinds?
SolarWinds was very responsive to me, and I met with people both above my level, below my level, peers, and extended team members to get a...
What questions do they ask during the interview process at SolarWinds?
You'll typically get a lot of behavioral questions, and opportunities to share specific examples of prior experience.
How would you compare interviewing at SolarWinds to other places you've interviewed?
More relaxed, but don't let that fool you - we're comparing notes behind the scenes. Definitely ask about our pace and culture, and make...
What should I wear for an interview at SolarWinds?
SolarWinds is a business casual environment, so it's always good to dress nicely, but a suit may only make you feel uncomfortable. Skew...
H1B Visa
In 2019, SolarWinds applied for 2 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 50% were approved.
Work Permit Application Outcome
SolarWinds has a total of 2076 employees
2
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 50% Granted (1 out of 2)
- 0% Denied ( out of 2)
- 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 2)
- 50% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 2)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at SolarWinds
Top
30%
SolarWinds currently ranks in the Top 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at SolarWinds
Bottom
45%
SolarWinds currently ranks in the Bottom 45% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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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 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
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eNPS Score
| 48% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 17% | Passives |
| 35% | Detractors |
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ConnectWise78 / 100 - 2nd
Splunk76 / 100 - 3rd
Continuum Managed IT Services75 / 100 - 4thSolarWinds70 / 100
- 5th
CA Technologies67 / 100
Perks & Benefits
- Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- PTO / Vacation Policy
- Paid Holidays
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Financial Benefits
- 401K / Retirement Plan
- Performance Bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Office Perks
- Free Food
- Company Social Outings
- Work From Home Policy
- Unique Office Space
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