Does Forcepoint pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Forcepoint employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Forcepoint. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Forcepoint?

76% of Forcepoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Forcepoint 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Forcepoint?

Software Engineer (74) , Technical Support Engineer (41) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , Account Manager (25) , Manager (24) , Senior Sales Engineer (22) , Inside Sales Representative (20) , Sales (20) , Sales Engineer (19) , Engineer (13) , Sales Representative (13) , Director (12) , Principal Software Engineer (12) , Account Executive (11) , Customer Success Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Forcepoint according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and for" ((in 141 reviews)); "Perks & benefits are good" ((in 76 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 63 reviews)); "The community and culture inside Forcepoint is great." ((in 60 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 49 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Forcepoint according to real employee reviews?

"Poor leadership brought in through the hiring of old friends" ((in 37 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs and somewhat lackadaisical engineering" ((in 31 reviews)); "If you have a good manager then everything else is at its best" ((in 27 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management." ((in 21 reviews)); "No Job security and no future goals." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Forcepoint layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Forcepoint layoffs and their outlook for job security at Forcepoint in 2026.

Forcepoint reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,342 total reviews)

Ryan Windham

80% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Forcepoint has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,342 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forcepoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Jun 1, 2011

pretty good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good group of people. I don't know about senior management, but closer management seems to know what's going on. I think it really depends on the department you work in

Cons

compensation is not what it should be.

3.0

Nov 8, 2010

OK to do internship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good atmosphere Technical background Opportunities to learn Good place to understand a software company Meeting with different people Understanding of the industry

Cons

Foreign company Repetitive work Unstable working hours Employees are not qualified enough in a technical sense Salary is just ok

4.0

Aug 27, 2010

Satisfied employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company's been great about work/life balance and I have a lot of respect for our leadership team. Solid tech company, especially for San Diego.

Cons

Parking, Facilities, communication from upper management could be better

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