Is Cloudera a good company to work for?

Cloudera has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,398 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Cloudera to a friend and 61% 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 decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cloudera?

79% 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, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cloudera?

Software Engineer (129) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , 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 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 110 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 57 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 43 reviews))

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

"No vision and poor management" ((in 55 reviews)); "People applying here forget that employees leave bad managers." ((in 24 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 work environment is toxic, with bullying by managers being a common occurrence." ((in 3 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 Cloudera locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Los Angeles , New York , Austin , Palo Alto , Chicago , Washington , San Jose , Atlanta , San Francisco , Raleigh

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Cloudera reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,270 total reviews)

Charles Sansbury

77% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Cloudera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,270 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

1.0

Jun 30, 2020

No longer Cloudera, just horthonwork

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open source projects. Talented people

Cons

Bad leader ship. The current leadership came from horthonwork and they were very political and hostile towards employees especially those employees from legacy Cloudera. They recently laid off many people saying because of COVID-19, but that was BS. Talk to any former Cloudera employees and you will understand why. I can’t tell you here.

3.0

May 1, 2017

Sales

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology. Good business cases solved.

Cons

Growing pains as Cloudera expands.

5.0

Feb 4, 2017

Fantastic company with still so much potential

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The inclusive culture is great, and peers will always rally around others looking for help. The executive management in the company is unrivaled to any company I have ever seen. They are open, honest, transparent, and make employees feel like they are a part of something transforming to the industry. I have never seen executives so in tune to the pulse of the company, and understand what the company needs in many facets of the business. Cloudera provides excellent opportunities for growth and career advancement. Hard work and results are recognized.

Cons

Work/life balance can be tough here, but it isn't in any way forced from management. Clouderans love what they do, and give it their all. It's hard not to be overworked when we truly buy into the vision of what this company is, where we are going, and the opportunities ahead. Just be careful and set reasonable boundaries to get the work/life balance you require. Cloudera has an unlimited vacation policy, so there is no excuse not to work out the R&R you need to stay healthy and balanced.

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