Question 1

Is Cloudera a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Does Cloudera pay their employees well?

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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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Cloudera?

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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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cloudera?

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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)

Question 5

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

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"Good work life balance and enjoyable" ((in 131 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 114 reviews)); "The people are great and it has been a easy transition." ((in 106 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 58 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 46 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"No vision and poor management" ((in 55 reviews)); "People applying here forget that employees leave bad managers." ((in 24 reviews)); "The one that stands out the most is upper management is incompetent." ((in 9 reviews)); "Communication is not a strong suit but the new management is trying to change that" ((in 6 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Cloudera layoffs in 2026?

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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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Cloudera locations?

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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

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