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How KnowBe4 hires

Truth index
B 84/100
Median time to fill
79 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
44%
Reposted roles
0%

KnowBe4 scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 32 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 44% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 79 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Visa sponsorship

  • United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 8 · green card filings: 1
  • United Kingdom · Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker)

Visa details by country

Overview

KnowBe4 is a leading cybersecurity firm headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, that specializes in Security Awareness Training and simulated phishing platform solutions. The platform helps organizations manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by educating employees to spot fraudulent emails, ransomware threats, and security risks. Founded in 2010 by Stu Sjouwerman and backed by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, it is widely recognized as one of the world's largest providers in the security awareness and human risk management space.

News

News Tampa Bay Times 2 years ago
Clearwater firm KnowBe4 accidentally hires North Korean hacker
The remote worker stole an American identity and shipped his company device to a laptop farm in the U.S.
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News BleepingComputer 2 years ago
KnowBe4 mistakenly hires North Korean hacker, faces infostealer attack
American cybersecurity company KnowBe4 says a person it recently hired as a Principal Software Engineer turned out to be a North Korean state actor who attempted to install information-stealing on its devices.
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News CyberScoop 2 years ago
Cyber firm KnowBe4 hired a fake IT worker from North Korea
The security awareness training company said in a blog post that the software engineer used stolen U.S. credentials and an AI-enhanced photo.
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News BnkInfoSecurity 4 years ago
KnowBe4 Agrees to Vista Equity
Vista Equity Partners and KnowBe4 have struck a deal to take the security awareness giant private for $4.6 billion in this week's second massive security
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News YahooFinance 5 years ago
KnowBe4 Announces First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Total GAAP revenue increased 36.7% year-over-year to $53.6 millionAnnual recurring revenue increased 40.7% year-over-year to $222.3 millionTotal number of customers reached nearly 39,000Cash flow from operations was $21.9 million and free cash flow was $2
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News crn.com 5 years ago
KnowBe4 Files For First Cybersecurity Vendor IPO Of 2021 CRN
KnowBe4 became the first cybersecurity company to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) this year, revealing diminishing losses and a rapidly growing channel program.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at KnowBe4 over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
116
Postings analysed
103
Stack modernity
87/100AI adopter
Languages
Python18%
SQL10%
JavaScript10%
Ruby9%
Frameworks & libraries
Vue.js5%
Svelte5%
React.js4%
Ruby on Rails4%
Databases
DynamoDB10%
PostgreSQL7%
MySQL6%
Redis4%
Cloud & platforms
AWS21%
AWS Lambda11%
Amazon ECS10%
Azure10%
AI & ML
Claude9%
LLM5%
ChatGPT1%
BERT1%
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Full KnowBe4 tech stack 116 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$130k
Typical range
$65k – $210k
Open positions
13
12 Jobs
Junior 8.3%
Middle 25%
Senior 41.7%
Staff 16.7%
Architect 8.3%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $74k $74k
Middle 3 $115k $100k – $200k
Senior 5 $140k $65k – $160k
Staff 2 $165k $120k – $210k
Architect 1 $200k $200k
Highest paying role Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Remote) $210k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at KnowBe4 By role, level and city, against the market · 13 jobs with pay

People

Sjoerd Sjouwerman
Executive Officer, Director
Kim Furlin
Executive Officer
Lars Letonoff
Executive Officer
Shrikrishna Venkataraman
Executive Officer
Jeremiah Daly
Director
Alex Eckelberry
Director
Kevin Mitnick
Director
Hans Sherman
Director
Joseph DiSabato
Director
Stephen Shanley
Director
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
85/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
67
29 opened / 29 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
57 days
faster than 24% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
HR
20%
Sales
13% ▲
Marketing
9% ▲
Security
7% ▲
Support
7% ▼
Backend
6%
Actively hiring for Sales (+6 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Chicago Oct 2026
New location: Brazil Oct 2026
Added Defense in Depth to stack Oct 2026
New location: Arlington Oct 2026
New location: Utrecht Oct 2026
Added Django to stack Oct 2026
Added XGBoost to stack Oct 2026
Added Sentiment Analysis to stack Oct 2026
Added Pandas to stack Oct 2026
Added Flask to stack Oct 2026
Added BERT to stack Oct 2026
Added AWS CDK to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
28
Hiring now
17
Countries
15
Busiest office
Clearwater
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Clearwater United States
HQ
Clearwater, Florida
11 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $200k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Solutions, Design
33 N Garden Ave, Ste 1200 Clearwater, Florida 33755
seen since Jan 2026 company site, careers board, job postings
São Paulo Brazil
Support & operations
São Paulo, Brazil
15 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 40% engineering 40% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Backend, DevOps
seen since May 2026 careers board, job postings
Arlington United States
Sales office
Arlington, Virginia
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 1-10 est. staff $108k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Security, HR
seen since May 2026 careers board, job postings
Utrecht Netherlands
Sales office
Utrecht, Netherlands
5 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 20% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Sales, HR
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, job postings
Melbourne Australia
Support & operations
Melbourne, Victoria
5 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Support, Sales, Customer Success
seen since Aug 2020 job postings
Tokyo Japan
Sales office
Tokyo, Japan
4 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Sales, Customer Success
seen since Aug 2021 careers board, job postings
Berlin Germany
Support & operations
Berlin, Germany
3 open roles 33% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales, Support
Rheinstraße 45/46, 12161 Berlin, Germany
seen since Jul 2023 company site, careers board, job postings
Cheltenham United Kingdom
Engineering / R&D
Cheltenham, England
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Security
seen since Jan 2025 careers board, job postings
London United Kingdom
Regional office
London, England
2 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Solutions
seen since Apr 2024 careers board, job postings
Bengaluru India
Regional office
Bangalore, India
1 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for HR
seen since Nov 2023 careers board, job postings
Cape Town South Africa
Regional office
Cape Town, South Africa
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for HR
seen since Nov 2025 careers board, job postings
Austin United States
US - Remote
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Marketing
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Boston United States
Regional office
Boston, Massachusetts
1 open roles 100% remote 1-10 est. staff $200k Avg Salary
hires for Marketing
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
Washington United States
Arlington, Virginia
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
seen since May 2026 job postings
Chicago United States
US - Remote
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Marketing
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Arlington United States
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Sales
seen since May 2026
Leeds United Kingdom
Regional office
Leeds, England
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Solutions
seen since Jan 2024 careers board, job postings
New York United States
Regional office
New York, New York
1-10 est. staff
seen since Jan 2026 careers board
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Regional office
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1-10 est. staff
seen since Jul 2026 careers board
Singapore Singapore
Regional office
Singapore
1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
seen since Jan 2024 careers board
Kochi India
Regional office
Kochi, India
1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
seen since Oct 2026 careers board
Sheffield United Kingdom
Regional office
Sheffield, England
1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
seen since Sep 2026 careers board
Paris France
Regional office
Paris, France
seen since Mar 2025 careers board
Mexico City Mexico
Regional office
Mexico City, Mexico
careers board
Lyon France
Regional office
Lyon, France
careers board
Toronto Canada
Regional office
Toronto, Canada
careers board
Heredia Costa Rica
Regional office
Heredia, Costa Rica
careers board
Brisbane Australia
Regional office
Brisbane
careers board

Jobs

Hybrid • Internship • Clearwater
AI Agents
Design
Adobe After Effects
Management
Gmail
Google Docs
Microsoft Office
Apply
≈ $29k – $85k per year (Estimated) • In office • 1+ year exp • Melbourne
AI Agents
DevOps
Amazon ECS
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≈ $16k – $46k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • 1+ year exp • São Paulo
AI Agents
Management
Google Workspace
Apply
≈ $46k – $110k per year (Estimated) • In office • 3+ years exp • Cheltenham
Python
SQL
AI Agents
Apply
≈ $98k – $214k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Clearwater
AI Agents
Management
Google Workspace
Agile
Microsoft Office
Apply
≈ $84k – $196k per year (Estimated) • In office • Melbourne
AI Agents
Management
Gmail
Google Docs
Microsoft Office
Apply
≈ $30k – $88k per year (Estimated) • In office • 1+ year exp • Melbourne
AI Agents
Apply
$130k – $155k per year • Remote (United States) • 5+ years exp • PhD
Python
JavaScript
Rust
Ruby
DynamoDB
Amazon Aurora
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Terraform
GCP
OpenTofu
AWS CDK
Datadog
Azure
CI/CD
Git
AWS
Docker
AWS Lambda
GitLab
Amazon S3
Amazon ECS
AWS Step Functions
API Gateway
Management
Agile
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≈ $55k – $128k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Brazil) • 8+ years exp • PhD • São Paulo
Python
JavaScript
Rust
Ruby
DynamoDB
Amazon Aurora
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Terraform
GCP
OpenTofu
Datadog
Azure
CI/CD
Git
AWS
Docker
AWS Lambda
GitLab
Amazon S3
Amazon ECS
AWS Step Functions
API Gateway
Management
Agile
Apply
$170k – $210k per year • Remote (United States) • 8+ years exp • PhD
Python
JavaScript
Rust
Ruby
DynamoDB
Amazon Aurora
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Terraform
GCP
OpenTofu
Datadog
Azure
CI/CD
Git
AWS
Docker
AWS Lambda
GitLab
Amazon S3
Amazon ECS
AWS Step Functions
API Gateway
Management
Agile
Apply
$90k – $100k per year • Hybrid • 3+ years exp • Arlington
Python
SQL
AI Agents
Apply
≈ $37k – $102k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Brazil) • 5+ years exp • PhD • São Paulo
Python
JavaScript
Rust
Ruby
DynamoDB
Amazon Aurora
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Terraform
GCP
OpenTofu
Datadog
Azure
CI/CD
Git
AWS
Docker
AWS Lambda
GitLab
Amazon S3
Amazon ECS
AWS Step Functions
API Gateway
Management
Agile
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Financials

Total raised
$384.2M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
5
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 $309.4M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 $31.6M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 $30M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 $5.2M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2016 $8M Details