Is Cloudera a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Cloudera have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 81 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Cloudera employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Cloudera now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Cloudera .

Does Cloudera pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cloudera with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 81 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Cloudera.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Cloudera?

81% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Cloudera would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Cloudera with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating 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 126 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 120 reviews)); "The people are great and it has been a easy transition." ((in 96 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 59 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 45 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 24 reviews)); "The one that stands out the most is upper management is incompetent." ((in 10 reviews))

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Cloudera Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(81 total reviews)

Charles Sansbury

69% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Cloudera with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cloudera is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0

Aug 12, 2025

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Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good Pay 2. Good Learning 3. Work Life balance is great

Cons

1. No cons as per my experiencs

Cloudera Response

11mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are glad to hear that you appreciate the compensation, learning opportunities, and balance between work and personal life at Cloudera. It is also encouraging to know that you have not encountered any significant challenges during your time here. We value your continued contributions and look forward to supporting your growth in the years ahead!

4.0

Aug 10, 2025

good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good culture , good techstacks and perks

Cons

nothing as of now except management

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.

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