sales - Anonymous employee Tanium Employee Review

2.0
Oct 9, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

company some some good individuals that are fun to work with. Comps are good but many living off base salary since sales cycles are very long and your stepping into 0 pipeline.

Cons

there are too many upper management people with huge ego's. when you interview they seem well grounded but once you start working for them you see a big change. They say the sales cycle is 18 months but if you dont sell anything after 9 months you get the boot, even if you have things in the works...... too much turn over in a short period of time for a start up who supposedly has an great product and great work culture..... Some people have good money here but the ratio is a very low number % wise to sales reps. If it sounds too good to be true..... you know the rest.

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5.0
May 18, 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
Jun 15, 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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