Is Cloudera a good company to work for?

Cloudera has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,400 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at Cloudera to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cloudera have been left by employees working as Solutions Architect , Software Engineer and Account Executive .

Does Cloudera pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cloudera employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cloudera. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cloudera?

81% of Cloudera employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cloudera 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cloudera?

Software Engineer (129) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Account Executive (39) , Customer Operations Engineer (39) , Staff Software Engineer (37) , Solutions Architect (29) , Sales (20) , Senior Customer Operations Engineer (19) , Solutions Engineer (18) , Software Engineer(Internship) (17) , Manager (13) , Enterprise Account Executive (11) , Sales Engineer (11) , Software Developer (10) , Staff Customer Operations Engineer (10)

What are the pros of working at Cloudera according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and enjoyable" ((in 123 reviews)); "A few key leaders are very invested in creating and keeping a great culture which gives hope for continued success in this area." ((in 118 reviews)); "Smart people and great SEs" ((in 101 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 63 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 44 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cloudera according to real employee reviews?

"No vision and poor management" ((in 54 reviews)); "People applying here forget that employees leave bad managers." ((in 25 reviews)); "The one that stands out the most is upper management is incompetent." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cloudera layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cloudera layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cloudera in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cloudera locations?

Palo Alto , Santa Clara , San Francisco , Austin , New York , Washington , San Jose , Los Angeles , Atlanta , Chicago , Raleigh , Dallas , Boston , Houston , Seattle , Baltimore , McLean , Jersey City , Cana , College Station , Plano , Texas City , Cincinnati , Dayton , California City , Culver City , Fremont , Pleasanton , Los Altos , Sunnyvale

Cloudera reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,272 total reviews)

Charles Sansbury

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Cloudera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,272 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cloudera employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Aug 11, 2023

Cloudera

Sales operations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People Bonus and stock Social events

Cons

Lack of development Hard to progress Uncertain times

Cloudera Response

2y

Our people and work culture are what makes us unique, so we love that you appreciate those things about Cloudera. We will definitely keep investing in both our employees and culture as we continue to grow. We are working consistently through both direct feedback and our engagement surveys to listen to our employees and ensure we are constantly improving our employee experience. Thank you for your feedback.

5.0

Aug 10, 2023

Amazing organisation to work

Customer operations engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always helping team mates. Management is supporting and helping. Good allowances.

Cons

Nothing I can think of.

Cloudera Response

2y

Our people and work culture are what makes us unique, so we love that you appreciate those things about Cloudera. We will definitely keep investing in both our employees and culture as we continue to grow. I'm delighted to hear that you felt that our leadership team is focused on getting diversity, inclusion, and belonging right. Thank you again for the thoughtful feedback.

4.0

Aug 9, 2023

Good company with great benefits

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits. Interesting and evolving field.

Cons

Good people seem to be leaving and are not replaced appropriately

Cloudera Response

2y

I am thrilled to read your feedback and am encouraged that you feel so positively about the direction we're going. We have so many amazing people and so much to look forward to in the future as a company. Thank you for the feedback on talent - this will be shared with leadership. Much appreciated!

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