Is Cloudera a good company to work for?

Cloudera has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,403 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 (38) , 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 129 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 123 reviews)); "The people are great and it has been a easy transition." ((in 104 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 54 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 49 reviews))

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

"No vision and poor management" ((in 52 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 7 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

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Cloudera reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)

Charles Sansbury

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

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143 reviews

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3.0

Oct 19, 2016

Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Huge (potential) market, strong exec leadership in most areas that is trying to put the right things in place. Good pay & benefits overall.

Cons

Unfocused, company is trying to do 100 different things simultaneously; still early market; Hadoop is incredibly difficult for customers; company culture is not for everyone. Bottom line is that selling free software has proven to be very very difficult. Personally I wouldn't do it again (join a company whose business model is based on open source software). There are a few execs who don't reflect or model the company's values, time to show them the door.

5.0

Aug 30, 2016

Excellent culture

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cloudera is one of the few places in Silicon Valley that gives you the opportunity to contribute not only to the company, but also to the open source community as part of your job. Being a leader in Hadoop, it is not uncommon to find engineers who are active in the open source community. Compensation is excellent, all the usual benefits of being a tech firm in Silicon Valley are present, such as paid lunches, micro-kitchens with snacks, unlimited vacation and the list goes on. People are very friendly, politics is at a minimum. Excellent place to work.

Cons

The company is growing rapidly and is trying to move from a startup mentality to a more establish firm, as such the need for process and procedures has been noticed and is a work in progress.

5.0

Jul 28, 2016

Good Company to Advance Career

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chalenging and Mortivating Assignments Good Culture Great Senior Management

Cons

Work Life Balance Suboptimal Compensation and Benefits

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Jobs at Cloudera

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