SentinelOne Named Best Workplace in Tech™ 2026 in the UK

Tim describes SentinelOne’s UK team as “a group of fantastically individual people” who have found a way to work toward the same goals without being expected to act the same.

“You can really be yourself here,” he said. “The only non-negotiable is that you work hard and that you put the customer first.”

He considers the latter the team’s North Star.

“It may sound strange because you are here to make a sale, but we’re not necessarily revenue-focused first,” he said. “Our first thought is: What does the customer need? What problem do they have, and how do we solve it? We won’t sell a customer something that’s not right for them.”

For Tim, doing business the right way is not separate from doing more business. The two reinforce each other.

That sense of responsibility extends inward, too.

Two years ago, a colleague became seriously ill and underwent surgery. The team supported him during his time away and through his recovery. A group later ran a Tough Mudder race together to raise money for cancer research.

“He’s still working with us now, and we’re all big fans of his,” Tim said. “I do believe it’s good to keep things like that front and center of who we are as a team.”

Not that the team spends much time being sentimental about itself. Being British, Tim said, means there is also plenty of complaining — about the weather, among other things.

“And so we moan and say something isn’t right, but we’ll get on with it and do something about it,” he said. “If there’s a problem, we make people aware of it, but we get on and fix it, and then we’ll go to the pub and talk it through afterward.”

Hayley Evans has spent 25 years in technology, including around two decades in cybersecurity. Her role as AVP, Field & Partner Marketing for EMEA gives her a vantage point across different countries, offices and teams.

She has also been around long enough to know what she values in a workplace.

The UK cybersecurity market is not an easy one. Economic and regulatory change, intense competition and customers moving at different speeds create a demanding environment. What stands out to Hayley is the experience of the people navigating it.

“You’ve got really good leadership here and long-tenured people who are well known in the industry,” she said. “They’re very customer-oriented, super personable, really knowledgeable and well connected. You can tell they really care for their customers, and they’re a good bunch to be around, too.”

But what surprised Hayley after joining SentinelOne a year and a half ago was something else: how much room she was given to keep growing.

“The recognition and the opportunity are outstanding,” she said. “I’ve been asked to be on multiple panels, to present at conferences, I’ve been given the freedom to do other things externally, and I’m regularly recognized for different pieces of work or the way I’ve thought about things. You absolutely don’t get that at my level in every company.”

Experience, in other words, has not been treated as a reason to stop stretching.

“I feel like I’ve come into the business and I’m perceived as a human being who’s got a skill set and value to offer,” Hayley said. “I don’t come to work and think I have to act differently or be different. What I have to think is, how do I maximize my potential and bring value back to the business?”

She hopes that instinct survives as SentinelOne continues to grow.

“I think it’s embedded in the DNA of the company,” she said. “They’re going to give you a chance.”

And, importantly, she said, that trust does not arrive reluctantly.

“They’re not giving you a chance thinking, ‘I’m not entirely sure she can do it.’ They’re going, ‘No, give her a chance. Of course she can do it.’ That’s really different.”

About six months ago, a good friend of Jonny De Silva was considering a career move. Jonny referred him to SentinelOne. He could have talked about compensation and benefits. Instead, he found himself describing the people.

“You obviously know that the company is respected and recognized in the industry and that joining is a massive opportunity,” said Jonny, a Staff Solutions Engineer. “You can find out about the salary and the benefits, but I was mostly talking to him about how great the team and the managers are, and about the culture. You don’t always find that in a job posting.”

Jonny works with some of the UK’s largest and most established businesses as part of Enterprise Sales Engineering. The work can bring last-minute deadlines and considerable pressure.

What matters to him is what happens next.

“Management is willing to step in, help you out and get their hands dirty, so to speak,” he said. “Your team members are willing to cover you if you’ve got too much on and you’re focused on one thing. You can really share the burden.”

There is also another release valve: humor.

“There’s a good sense of humor in the local team,” Jonny said. “There’s a lot of sarcasm and banter, as we call it. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, and there are no egos because of that.”

Over three and a half years at SentinelOne, he has traveled, attended conferences and had opportunities he had not encountered earlier in his career. But he is careful not to romanticize the experience.

“Things aren’t always perfect, but you have to have perspective,” he said. “When I think back about all that I’ve done in the last three and a half years, it’s like, wow, most people would give their right arm to have those same opportunities. And I’m really grateful for that.”

When Meabh Lynch was considering joining SentinelOne three years ago, the decision carried more weight than most job changes.

She had spent a decade at her previous company. She was comfortable. She liked the culture. She knew exactly what she would be leaving behind.

Then she met the people at SentinelOne.

“Going through the interview process, what really stood out to me was the people and the genuine care they have here,” she said. “So I made that leap, and honestly, it’s the best decision I’ve made in my career.”

Today, Meabh, Manager, Renewals, is SentinelOne’s only employee in the north of Ireland. She works remotely, but she does not describe herself as working alone.

“I’m constantly talking to someone,” she said. “We have little virtual coffee breaks, there are always people reaching out to me, and if there’s an event happening, they make sure they include me. I genuinely don’t think you can feel lonely at SentinelOne.”

For Meabh, that connection is not limited to the people she works with every day.

“You can reach out to literally anyone in the organization, regardless of the team they’re in or their title, and they’ll be more than willing to help you,” she said. “We care about each other, we help each other grow, and that, to me, makes the culture stand out.”

Recently, Meabh saw another side of that culture at a LeaderOne summit in Amsterdam. A senior SentinelOne leader took the stage and spoke openly about her personal and professional struggles, including the difficulty of balancing being a woman, a mother and working in cybersecurity.

Meabh, who has two boys herself, was impressed.

“That really resonated with me,” she said. “She was so open and so real. I feel like you’d want to join SentinelOne just to work with leaders like that.”