Is Databricks a good company to work for?

Databricks has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,786 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Databricks to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Databricks have been left by employees working as Strategic Account Executive , Sr. Solutions Architect and Senior Solutions Architect .

Does Databricks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Databricks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Databricks. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Databricks?

75% of Databricks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Databricks 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Databricks?

Solutions Architect (139) , Software Engineer (133) , Account Executive (121) , Enterprise Account Executive (74) , Senior Solutions Architect (41) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (36) , Resident Solutions Architect (27) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Solution Architect (26) , Sales (24) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (20) , Customer Success Engineer (19) , Strategic Account Executive (19) , Technical Solutions Engineer (17) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"The culture is great and healthy." ((in 228 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 189 reviews)); "Great Leadership who really do provide a lot of clarity into how the business is run and are always happy to lean in with customers." ((in 123 reviews)); "Great benefits and a generous fitness stipend!" ((in 88 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 57 reviews))

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

"There is no work life balance to the constant micromanagement from the in" ((in 79 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 31 reviews)); "Unprofessional managers will wear everybody down." ((in 28 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 21 reviews)); "life balance as much as possible." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Databricks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Databricks locations?

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Databricks reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(586 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

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586 reviews

Reviews about "Culture"

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5.0

Jan 25, 2020

Amazing opportunity: great products and great culture

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's truly rare to find an amazing product/solution that customers love, and to find a super positive, fun culture. This has both! The leadership team is made up of people that actually care about their teams, care about the customers succeeding, and are trying to do the right thing. Culture is a something that is focused on consistently.

Cons

Hyper-growth is not for everyone. This is one of the fastest growing software companies ever, so the pace is super fast and change is a constant. Some people love that pace, but some don't. If you do not want to stretch yourself, look for a slower pace environment.

5.0

Jan 11, 2020

Great company with business and career growth

Customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Great transparency. + Employees are encouraged to challenge things they see in order to make them better without egos seen at a lot of high-growth companies. + Exciting and fast-growing industry. + Great customers. + Big focus on personal development to achieve your career goals. + Great team culture where people take ownership of their roles and jump in to help one another. + Smart and talented coworkers.

Cons

- Fast growth so some details were skipped that now need to be fixed, such as building processes and foundations for some programs. - Long hiring process (it's good for ensuring high quality talent, but can take a very long time to get someone onboard)

2.0

Jan 7, 2020

A lot of talk without walking the walk

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is growing like crazy.

Cons

Party lines give cover to poor, sometimes sketchy practices. Management touts innovation, hiding behind the image of cutting-edge technology while embracing politics, towing the line even when unethical. Cool technology only goes so far when you realize the people responsible for our continued growth are overly invested in broken practices. It may be worth it to ride the rest of this immediate wave but there are regular patterns of behavior that point to Databricks being a poor long-term time investment.

Databricks Response

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