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 124 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 116 reviews)); "Smart people and great SEs" ((in 102 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 61 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 39 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 11 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

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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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jun 20, 2023

Not great, not terrible

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, educated employees, company-paid unplug days(!), home office, fun offices, huge fancy stack to learn about on the job.

Cons

Work-life balance can be hard to keep, easy to burn out if you are not careful, don't be a pushover. Budget has been tightening.

Cloudera Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback! Thank you also for the tenure at Cloudera and for the contribution you have made to making us the company we are today. There is a lot of positive points about Cloudera in you comments. Our flexible PTO and Unplug Days are applied globally to ensure employees are able to unwind and spend time with friends and family. Our goal is to provide you with all of the tools you need to achieve a positive work-life blend, and feedback is a key part of this process.

4.0

Jun 16, 2023

Worklife balance

Incident manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worklife balance, hybrid, good office, emp friendly

Cons

Nothing to add here for cons

Cloudera Response

2y

Thank you for your glowing review -Your 4 star rating is greatly appreciated! You are clearly enjoying your experience at Cloudera and we’re thrilled to hear you appreciate the work culture and people! One of the great benefits of working for Cloudera is the culture, flexible work environment and work life balance through our unplug program. Thank you for all you do!

4.0

Jun 15, 2023

Nice Environement

Coe specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to learn new things

Cons

Night shift could be assigned

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. Thank you for your feedback!

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