Pros
Because of their recruiting strategy, the many of the people (that is, the people starting at the same time/level as you) that you work with your first months/years will likely be WONDERFUL-engaging, smart, fun, kind. But don't get too attached...because of the policies & practices outlined in the Cons below, only a small percentage of you will survive at the company longer than 3-6 months. The traveling is fun.
Kontras
In no particular order.... SO MANY REDUNDANCIES. SO LITTLE COORDINATION. EXPECT NO SUPPORT. I never bought into the notion of Calvinist predestination until I worked at Darktrace. Instead of hiring based on rigorous screening or prior experience, their policy is to vastly overhire for certain positions, and after a few months fire the ones with smaller sales numbers. This initial competition is not a merit-based one...managers and the under-staffed, over-worked inside sales team funnel the lion's share of leads to a select few, while the rest have to fend for themselves. This short-term dynamic also actively discourages AEs from focusing on building industry networks or relationships, since they will be fired if they don't start closing sales immediately. GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN PAY: during my time there, incoming male AEs with no experience were given a starting salary 5-15k higher than incoming female AEs with prior experience. The pay disparity is especially galling when there's a good argument to made that non-executive female employees deserve hazard pay because of the rampant... SEXUAL HARASSMENT. I was sexually assaulted by a prospective client at a meeting--when I told my team lead, I was told to "capitalize on his interest," and was made to keep up communication. Harassers inside the company also have managed to hang on to their positions (and move up the ranks!) by ingratiating themselves with upper management. Female employees who resist or protest the harassment are often let go as a result, particularly when the harasser can withdraw technical/sales/leadership support necessary to doing ones job successfully. EVERYONE IS TREATED AS DISPOSABLE. Due to the clever marketing strategy and buckets of cash sloshing around, there is a seemingly endless supply of bright and talented people--people who have not read the other Glassdoor reviews, clearly--willing to join up. They know this and use this. By firing anyone unhappy or critical of management, there's a serious echo chamber problem, and these issues never reach the tippy top.