DataRobot reviews

2.9

28% would recommend to a friend

(578 total reviews)
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Debanjan Saha

32% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

DataRobot has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 578 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DataRobot employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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578 reviews
4.0
Sep 1, 2019
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Pros

Datarobot is a great place for early career go-getters looking to prove themselves in a fast-paced environment, and earn a lot of money doing it. The company is set for a rapid expansion. If you put in the work, you will be rewarded. The company's operating principles are optimized to reward people for working hard, even if those hours translate to failures, which is clearly one of the better ways to drive innovation in startups. Along with this, if you are the type of person that can make those sacrifices, your compensation will be well above industry peers. It's generally comparable to other FAANG companies, and likely better. Raises, bonuses, and even spot cash rewards really do happen at this company, and if you're a high performer, you absolutely will enjoy this environment.

Cons

I don't have any real complaints that aren't normal to any other startup at this size. People have naturally complained that work-life balance is terrible and that your unlimited vacation/work from home is a lie. They're right, and I wouldn't recommend someone in their late-career to join the company who's looking to leverage their experience only. The issue is this is perfectly par for course for any startup you work at that will achieve the scale of Datarobot. Startups have death rates around 60% per year, and of the hundreds of companies that started in the cohort when Datarobot did, few remain. This leaves it in a select few group of technology companies that face the problems they are seeing. Technical debt is real, scope creep is real, and you'll easily feel motion sickness from the amount of times you'll pivot on a project. Want help? Too bad. The companies who solved these problems are the FAANGs, Ubers, Salesforce, etc., but those engineers have no incentive to leave those companies and join this one. You end up with problems that you have never seen, which have no known solutions that you can research, many of which only have an answer that requires a large up front time commitment. There is really no substitute for sacrifice here, and it's very easy to get tired of it and burn out. With new companies starting every day that don't have the problems, it's natural to lose steam and want to work somewhere else with far easier problems, possibly even for a raise. Of course though, if you know startups, they'll have these problems later too. This is just how startups are different from established businesses in industries that have been around for hundreds of years. This company at this size, needs real solutions for problems that exist, and if you're up for the challenge, you'll learn a lot and certainly leave with a sense that you left far better than when you came in.

5.0
Aug 23, 2019

Best Company I've ever worked for

Recommend
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Pros

Im working for DataRobot since May 19, and each month I discover something new valuable for my future. As for now I have everything needed for successful work starting from the best hard and soft ware to the highest level of support from everybody to hit my goals, both career and personal goals. DataRobot has a unique strategy on how to develop all the employees, so I have a peace of mind when thinking on what's next. People are super nice and interesting to be with. Everybody has attention, care and support here. Definitely recommend as a place to start and develop career and personality.

Cons

No cons for me here.

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