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) , 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 115 reviews)); "The people are great and it has been a easy transition." ((in 107 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 54 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 47 reviews))

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

"No vision and poor management" ((in 56 reviews)); "People applying here forget that employees leave bad managers." ((in 23 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

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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).

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1K reviews

4.0

Jul 19, 2025

Work life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. Good for open source world.

Cons

The salary is not very good, and the company show slow increase.

Cloudera Response

12mo

Thank you so much for your honest review and for sharing your experience as part of Cloudera! We love hearing that you appreciate the work-life balance and the opportunity to contribute to the open source community. These are core parts of who we are and what draws so many talented engineers to our team. We are committed to the ongoing development of our people and continue to invest in making Cloudera an even better place to build a future. Feedback like yours helps us keep moving forward and we are grateful you are on this journey with us.

5.0

Jun 11, 2025

Nice Company

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work to work in

Cons

I cannot think of any cons

Cloudera Response

1y

Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to hear that you are having a positive experience at Cloudera. It is great to know you find the work environment supportive and engaging. We appreciate your continued contributions and are glad to have you as part of the team!

3.0

Jun 3, 2025

Good Company for freshers those whose needs hadoop exposure

Customer operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay streamlined process Good brand value

Cons

More work with less resourses It will be hard ways of learning those who dont know the technonologies

Cloudera Response

1y

Thank you for your review. We are glad you appreciated the structure, brand, and compensation. We understand that learning new technologies can be challenging, especially in a fast-paced environment, and we appreciate the effort it takes to grow in that setting. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.

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