Does DDN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DDN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DDN. This rating has decreased by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DDN?

40% of DDN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DDN 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DDN?

Software Engineer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Account Executive (9) , Sales (9) , Technical Support Engineer (9) , Marketing (6) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (6) , Professional Services Engineer (5) , Systems Engineer (5) , Manager (3) , Software Development Engineer (3) , Accounting Manager (2) , Accounts Payable Accountant (2) , Anonymous (2) , Associate Software Engineer (2)

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

"Great people and energy." ((in 37 reviews)); "Good Work Life balance" ((in 17 reviews)); "Decent benefits." ((in 11 reviews)); "Great team, very good relationship with almost everyone" ((in 10 reviews)); "Employees are friendly." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Management doesn't treat everyone equally." ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper Management does not what is hapenning internationally" ((in 8 reviews)); "Layoffs every few months." ((in 5 reviews)); "No job security" ((in 5 reviews)); "No project management, Program management are calendar admin." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about DDN layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about DDN layoffs and their outlook for job security at DDN in 2026.

What are the top reviewed DDN locations?

Chatsworth , Los Angeles , Santa Clara , Colorado Springs , San Francisco , Sunnyvale , New York , Washington , Nashville , San Jose , Columbia , Boston , Charlotte , Austin , Dallas , Canoga Park , Santa Clarita , Simi Valley , San Diego , Broomfield , Denver , Jacksonville , Atlanta , Chatsworth

DDN reviews

2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(194 total reviews)

Alex Bouzari

59% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Culture & values

DDN has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 194 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DDN employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

194 reviews

4.0

Mar 24, 2021

Overall good company

Senior finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with , good experience

Cons

lots of room for improvement, but no career growth

5.0

Mar 8, 2021

Great place to work.

Accounting manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone within the organization is very friendly, responsive, and willing to assist as needed. Also, very cohesive and supportive accounting/finance team. Great culture, with plenty of individual space to operate. Exciting time for the Company, with lots of good experience to gain.

Cons

So far, no cons to point out.

DDN Response

5y

We appreciate your feedback and very glad to know that you are enjoying the challenging work and DDN culture. We hope you continue to have a successful career with DataDirect Networks and if there is anything we can do to continuously improve please feel free to provide input to your manager or Human Resources.

5.0

Jan 15, 2021

Not just great leadership - but the whole company is great!

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1000+ Employees largest privately held storage company in the world with 10,000+ customers. Tons of R&D spend and the most important company to fuel the AI revolution coming to tech. Profitable and positive energy with a great opportunity for everyone. This company is "growing well" during COVID and will be well positioned as the world comes out of the pandemic. People are our greatest strength. The best solution in the market for HPC & AI scale-out storage.

Cons

Need more people. Need to get the word out there and recruit many more people.

DDN Response

5y

Thank you for the feedback and we are continuing to invest in R&D and the technology that we offer our customers. Our growth is fueled by the talented employees that make up the DDN family and continually looking to hire great people to add to the largest privately held storage company in the world.

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