Is Forcepoint a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Forcepoint have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 81 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Forcepoint employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Forcepoint now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Forcepoint .

Does Forcepoint pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Forcepoint with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 81 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Forcepoint.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Forcepoint?

49% of Software Developer employees at Forcepoint would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 75% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Forcepoint with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating 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))

Forcepoint Software Developer reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(81 total reviews)

Ryan Windham

38% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Forcepoint with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Forcepoint is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

81 reviews

5.0

Nov 28, 2025

Great place to work!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work quality is good Good work life balance

Cons

No such cons as of now

4.0

Jul 31, 2025

Work Life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and pay

Cons

Nothing i can think of

1.0

Jul 28, 2025

Worst company with no ethics

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing to say. If you badly in need of a job join.

Cons

Frequent layoffs All products are failing, except their legacy traditional one Lack of innovation Poor leadership

Forcepoint Response

11mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us and we aim to use insight from current and former employees to continuously improve. Please feel free to reach out to a member of HR or the Leadership Team if you would like to share more feedback directly.

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