Focused execution, supportive company culture - Fighting cybercrime with awesome technology! - Senior Director, Legal Abnormal AI Employee Review

5.0
14 Mar 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Life at Abnormal Security is fast-paced and super challenging; it's an awesome environment for anyone, at any stage in their career - so long as you're looking to make an outsized impact alongside extremely talented and caring teammates. Our focus on the bigger mission - combating cybercrime - brings us together and I always feel like my teammates and colleagues have my back.

Cons

The hyper-growth startup environment can be stressful, and Abnormal Security is not immune to the typical challenges early-stage, rapidly-growing, VC-backed companies face. New people and customers join the fray each week; processes are iterative and agile; and targets are bold. These pressures can be really intense at times and this is the crucible for organizational skills, judgement, prioritization, and communication skills are made.

Explore other reviews about Abnormal AI

5.0
15 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Abnormal is a place where you get to learn a lot. You also get access to a lot of AI Tools, helping you in your day to day in a face paced industry. Growth - You have the ability to grow in your career with ownership. Employees - Everyone I work with is great. People push others to learn, but at the end of the day are still humans and empathetic. Customers - We get to work with a lot of great customers who LOVE the product.

Cons

Abnormal is fast paced and can demand a lot at some times, but you are fully supported by your manager and leadership.

5.0
15 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- High level of ownership: the eng team runs pretty lean considering the size and scale of the company, which means that there is never a lack of scope for you to own. I don't think my teams have ever worked on something that wasn't impactful and meaningful for the company. - Strong teammates: a side effect of high ownership is the hiring of strong individuals who feel a strong sense of pride in their craft and what they work on. What you get is a group of driven and sharp engineers - Leadership visibility = more opportunities for growth: the company places a strong focus on rewarding high performers with more opportunities for growth. Regular internal talent reviews mean that we're always asking how we can put strong engineers in positions to continue growing and building their skills to succeed in their role - AI enablement: Abnormal is investing heavily in its employees and how we can use AI more. It's not just a "use more AI mandate", but rather intentional ways to enable the team and deliver tangible impact through AI usage.

Cons

- Running lean can be a double-edged sword: sometimes that can mean more work that needs to be done than the bandwidth available to do it. Creates difficult prioritization exercises and careful tradeoff considerations - Slow payment of tech debt: one of the side effects of moving quickly (especially in the earlier years of the company) is the accumulation of tech debt. I think teams are given a good amount of leeway to help pay this down, but sometimes falls in the priority ladder when we need to build something new to match a competitor

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All