Not a Good Place for Job Stability - Security Engineer Praetorian Employee Review

2.0
12 Dec 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The people are great. They are a talented and hard working bunch that are always willing to answer questions. Different projects are a great way to gain exposure to various technologies used in different industries. There's always something new to work on. They invest in the people. There's a clear certification path and a training budget to help develop professionally.

Cons

When there's a lot of projects, there's no downtime and engagements overlap. It's typical to work more than 40 hours weeks even though management say they try to plan schedules to have gaps between engagements. There's no clear metrics to see how you're doing besides peer reviews and client feedback because you can't be expected to find critical vulnerabilities in every project. Some just don't have anything or the scoped is too limited. When there's not enough client projects coming in, then that's even worse. On one hand, management will say they're preemptively cutting costs and reducing benefits to brace for economic downturn, but people don't have to worry about layoffs. On the other hand, people will quietly get let go every quarter if quarterly targets aren't met.

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5.0
8 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Comp and remote work with awesome culture

Cons

No cons probably just promo cycles being annual

4.0
24 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Tons of freedom to design, build, and experiment. You’ll work alongside some of the smartest and most capable people in offensive security. The work is fast-paced, creative, and constantly pushes you to improve. If you want to learn and grow quickly, this is the place.

Cons

It’s a pressure cooker. The pace is nonstop, priorities change constantly, and leadership often feels unsure of what direction to take. You’ll be asked to do a lot, often with shifting goals and little clarity. Burnout is common.

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