Company details

HEADCOUNT

100-499

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Technology & Digital

WEBSITE

http://www.whalebone.io/

About the company

Whalebone is a cybersecurity company building network-level protection products (including DNS-based security) sold to telcos, ISPs, enterprises, and public institutions. The company states a mission to “protect one billion people” and positions the work around stopping threats like phishing and malware without end users needing to install software. Whalebone also highlights work connected to the EU’s DNS4EU initiative in public materials.

Locations and presence

Whalebone is headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, and the company’s public profiles also list a location in Vienna, Austria. Hiring signals show roles spanning multiple regions, including Central Europe and APAC-focused postings.

Palpable Score

64.6

/ 100

Whalebone looks early-career-friendly in day-to-day learning and support, because onboarding, L&D, and “ask anyone” culture show up across both first-party and employee feedback. The overall score stays mid-range because early-career entry points exist but are not consistently “0–1 years,” and interview follow-through appears uneven once take-home work is involved.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

13.0

/ 20

The company has posted entry-level roles like Inside Sales Representative marked “Entry level,” but the requirements still ask for 1–3 years of experience, which narrows true first-job access.
Whalebone has also posted an APAC GTM & Growth Associate role labelled as an internship, which is a clearer “first step into the industry” pathway than many scale-ups offer.
The company appears to hire junior-friendly commercial and go-to-market roles more often than junior engineering roles, so entry-level access looks uneven by function.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

13.0

/ 20

The company publishes a structured hiring flow: recruiter screen, first interview, technical task or case study, and a final interview to align on expectations.
Whalebone has candidate feedback describing a homework assignment with no feedback afterward, including follow-up emails that went unanswered, which is a fairness and respect gap.
The company also has candidate feedback describing a well-structured process with senior leader sessions and a clear discussion of challenges, so consistency looks like the main issue rather than the design of the process.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

15.0

/ 20

The company advertises Learning & Development support such as education, conferences, and workshops, which are concrete “learn while you work” signals.
Whalebone gets employee feedback calling out a strong onboarding process and a role that grows technical knowledge in cybersecurity, which matters for graduates entering a specialist field.
The company’s benefits and role copy repeatedly frame growth as supported (not just expected), including encouragement to seek feedback directly from senior leaders.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

11.8

/ 20

The company lists ESOP, performance-linked bonuses, and practical benefits like extra vacation and flexible hours, which supports stability for early-career hires.
Whalebone does not consistently publish salary ranges on first-party pages or in the postings surfaced here, which caps pay fairness because candidates cannot check the market fit up front.
The company has mixed pay signals in employee feedback, ranging from “great starting salary” to claims of under-market pay and weak benefits, so the evidence does not point in one clear direction.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

11.8

/ 20

The company has a small but strong employee-review signal around career opportunities and recommendation rates, which suggests many hires feel progression is possible once inside.
Whalebone has employee feedback pointing to fast learning and onboarding quality, which usually correlates with better early retention, but the public record does not include hard retention or promotion rates.
The company’s public LinkedIn footprint shows international growth and hiring across regions, but the public data does not show enough early-career promotion stories to score higher on outcomes.

Useful links & resources

Whalebone Careers Whalebone roles and job alerts on LinkedIn Whalebone interview experiences (Glassdoor)