tHOUGHT'S FROM A FORMER PRESIDENT - President, US Operations Becrypt Employee Review

Becrypt is a relaxed but professional environment. All staff are mature and work hard yet very personable and will always find the time for you, whether it's for a chat or for some help. The company is market-leading and is at the forefront of tech, the customer base is also very exciting. Staff aren't micromanaged, work-life balance is spot on. Company benefits are great.

Commission can be hit and miss - the company smashes targets year-on-year but this isn't shown as expected in the commission. Being a small company still there are staff who are working in multiple roles, from a new starter's perspective it can be confusing to identify who does what and what job roles belong to who. Would like to see more salary sacrifice schemes. Being a small company career path is limited, however I expect if the company continues on its upwards path more roles will open up that staff can progress towards.

I have felt safe, comfortable, respected and taken care of here since my first interview. My overall experience is of being treated with respect and like a human being, which is starting to feel rare in our industry. Becrypt seek intelligent, polite, professional and knowledgeable staff. With an emphasis on lasting, deep technical understanding, rather than just following the latest trend. They expect good quality work and will ask you to take responsibility for your work, take your time and above all to be thorough (which suits me) because their clients expect the absolute best quality, reliable and stable products from them. They value and reward loyalty and service, with things like Becrypt value awards that genuinely seek to reward and shape culture in positive ways, and regular lunch and learn sessions to share technical knowledge between teams, as well as smaller pleasantries such as nice coffee, breakfast and fruit, with the occasional treats. They are very much building for the long term for staff, customer relationships and systems and the number of people who have worked here well over 10 years reflects that. My experience with management here in particular has been overwhelmingly positive with people being fair and considerate. Especially Bernard, who I am very impressed with. Very much a family friendly place, which is a big deal for me as I have young children. Crucially, I have seen no signs of issues with diversity and inclusion, we have a widely mixed group of people and ages here, all treated as equals from what I can see, which makes a very positive change from the culture in some start ups I have worked at.

Not everyone finds security software exciting. And many may find the required care taken and methodical approach frustrating... a lot of developers in our industry want to ship the absolute minimal, flashy product as fast as possible, often half finished, to go back to later (maybe). They may struggle here. Probably the most difficult and frustrating things to deal with here are not the staff, rather some of the outdated technologies we still use such as *very* out of date source control systems, which are immensely tedious! It's too early for me to say, but I can imagine promotion opportunities might be a little harder where staff are staying in post for such a long time, for obvious reasons! Salaries seem fair, but I'm sure you can get more working in finance/The City if that's the sort of thing you like.