Best I've Ever Worked For! - Anonymous employee Tanium Employee Review

5.0
5 Feb 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

To say that Tanium is not your average company is a gross understatement. Tanium is by far the most challenging, high op-tempo environment I've ever seen. It's also the most positive environment I've ever worked in. The company is highly technologist focused. That is to say, it's not the sales org around which Tanium builds its culture, but rather the technical organization. That's not to say that Sales isn't respected, just that it's not the normal "I'm the sales guy, where's my SE!!!" dynamic. You'll find that the technical folks and the sales folks have a deep mutual respect. Tanium does not employ "SEs". The technical account managers (TAMs) are hard core engineers for the most part, but you won't find a prima donna among them (if you do, you'll likely find them headed out the door with a hearty "good bye" from their peers). That's another great aspect; no drama. Tanium employs adults, and what do you know, adults can pretty much get along, manage themselves and be productive out of the sheer joy of producing something meaningful. It's really an incredible place. I can't say how fortunate I consider myself to work here. I've been in the cyber-security and engineering world for about 25 years and this place is just light years ahead of every other place I've been.

Cons

The hours can be long, but I do that to myself. My position requires constant travel, but I knew that getting into it and it's a calculated investment. The only real con I can think of over the past few years that I've been here is perhaps a lack of bacon in the early days. Fortunately, that has been remedied of late.

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5.0
18 May 2026
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Pros

Great comp, benefits, work life balance most of the time. Trustworthy leadership and strong direction

Cons

Can be hectic at times with tight deadlines and long hours but is not the norm

3.0
15 Jun 2026
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Pros

I've worked for Tanium over 5 years and have seen a lot of change. The pace is fast and the teams are small so if you want autonomy and ownership this is a great place to work.

Cons

They're constantly reorging, it would be nice if the exec team could make up their mind on how they want the org structured and stick to it. They tend to do whatever other "hot" companies at the time are doing. The founder still plays a massive role and the c-suite just seem like his puppets. No one wants to be in office and ppl constantly complain but no one in leadership listens. It used to feel like they cared about what the employees say, but now everyone seems beaten down and just does the work so they're not laid off. Pay is also low compared to competitors. You have a decent annual salary but no bonus and no IPO in sight. You'll get RSUs but the price keeps going down with a promise to go back up. I've only seen it go down in my experience so just be mindful that whatever your base salary is (unless you're in sales) is going to be your total earnings.

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