The experience very much depends on what you're looking for or what you're used to. The SE org has evolved greatly over the last year towards a more mature machine approach. There's a lot of good policy and intention, but it is an assembly line for our customers. It's very difficult to help a customer in a bespoke way and be creative. It does not feel like a startup inside the organization. The new global leader, Zaki, is bringing a lot of changes from his past organizations like ServiceNow and Stripe and it can be felt heavily. If you like those types of organizations, then Snyk will be fine.
There's also some concerning things around the product still, unfortunately. The grind to sell can be very difficult because Snyk isn't really innovating on any fronts anymore. You have no ability to make commitments to customers because the product team would never deliver on it anyway. The product is good enough to still get new business, but it can be a real chore some days to convince our clients that we're still good enough to consider buying or keeping.
Retention has been pretty terrible over the last year or so. Almost the entire leadership team left around the time or shortly after Zaki was brought in. But many of those people had been with Snyk for years and as hinted at above the company is very different than it was a few years ago so it makes sense for them to have left. It does feel like things might be stabilizing on this front as people realize this is the new reality.
Compensation is fair, but there are lots of levels. Make sure your recruiter knows what your targets are early so they can qualify you for a level that will pay it. Commission and target attainment has been hit or miss. Last year was painful for a lot of people and just a few did great. It very much depends on the region and segment you're going to be assigned to.
The experience very much depends on what you're looking for or what you're used to. The SE org has evolved greatly over the last year towards a more mature machine approach. There's a lot of good policy and intention, but it is an assembly line for our customers. It's very difficult to help a customer in a bespoke way and be creative. It does not feel like a startup inside the organization. The new global leader, Zaki, is bringing a lot of changes from his past organizations like ServiceNow and Stripe and it can be felt heavily. If you like those types of organizations, then Snyk will be fine. There's also some concerning things around the product still, unfortunately. The grind to sell can be very difficult because Snyk isn't really innovating on any fronts anymore. You have no ability to make commitments to customers because the product team would never deliver on it anyway. The product is good enough to still get new business, but it can be a real chore some days to convince our clients that we're still good enough to consider buying or keeping. Retention has been pretty terrible over the last year or so. Almost the entire leadership team left around the time or shortly after Zaki was brought in. But many of those people had been with Snyk for years and as hinted at above the company is very different than it was a few years ago so it makes sense for them to have left. It does feel like things might be stabilizing on this front as people realize this is the new reality. Compensation is fair, but there are lots of levels. Make sure your recruiter knows what your targets are early so they can qualify you for a level that will pay it. Commission and target attainment has been hit or miss. Last year was painful for a lot of people and just a few did great. It very much depends on the region and segment you're going to be assigned to.