Is Cloudera a good company to work for?

Cloudera has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,401 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) , Software Engineer II (10)

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

"Good work life balance and enjoyable" ((in 127 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 119 reviews)); "The people are great and it has been a easy transition." ((in 100 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 62 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 41 reviews))

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

"No vision and poor management" ((in 53 reviews)); "People applying here forget that employees leave bad managers." ((in 26 reviews)); "Too many management changes, no consistency and though the execs say they are transparent, when asked if there would be layoffs and they said No multiple times, People were let go and jobs eliminated" ((in 9 reviews)); "The one that stands out the most is upper management is incompetent." ((in 8 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

(1,273 total reviews)

Charles Sansbury

80% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Cloudera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,273 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

5.0

Jul 11, 2023

Great place to work.

Senior customer operations engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

--> Great Salary and bonuses. --> Good life balance. --> Working from home opportunity, can be fully remote.

Cons

The company changes the roles very frequently for Front Line support for trying rotation in roles or make people taste different positions, this is most of the time good, but here these changes are likely not addressed or managed with a proper protocol or targets to reach. The metrics are very square.

Cloudera Response

2y

Thank you for such a positive and thoughtful review. We’re pleased to hear you appreciate the pay and perks provided by Cloudera as we strive to be truly people first. It is our goal that employees across every line of business are exposed to different areas of work interest and stimulating challenges that promote growth. While it sounds like that has been taking place within your teams, it may not always happen seamlessly. These kind of reviews are helpful as we continue to improve and will be shared with leadership.

3.0

Jul 9, 2023

N/A

Human resources business partner hrbp

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people across the company

Cons

Some teams/mgmt can be very clique-y

Cloudera Response

2y

We're sorry to hear you've experienced an environment that felt anything less that fully inclusive. We do agree that the people across Cloudera make us a great company and we aim to guide all employees to foster a work culture that is inclusive and welcoming.

5.0

May 29, 2023

Great company to work for

Business systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing team! Couldn’t ask for better management.

Cons

Tech in general is in a slump. Cloudera is doing better than most.

Cloudera Response

2y

We have so many amazing employees and so much to look forward to in the future as a company. We like to think that our culture is pretty special, so it's awesome to know that you've made great connections with your fellow Clouderans - thank you for your 5*star feedback!

Viewing 397 - 399 of 1,273 Reviews

Jobs at Cloudera

Business Value Manager

Pricing & Monetization Manager

Texas

View job

Solutions Engineer - East Coast

Sr Director of Developer Relations & Community

Cloudera

Cloudera reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Great place to work.

N/A

Great company to work for

Jobs at Cloudera

Cloudera reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Cloudera reviews FAQs

Company ratings over time

Jobs at Cloudera