Is Databricks a good company to work for?

Databricks has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,778 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 (132) , Account Executive (120) , 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 230 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 179 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 117 reviews)); "And good benefits" ((in 89 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 58 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 81 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 29 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 19 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging." ((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

(1,635 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

Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,635 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Databricks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Jun 20, 2022

Best Work Environment

Technical solutions analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Everyone is super helpful. 2. Your queries can be resolved within a few hours. 3. Good work is always appreciated and awarded. 4. Salary is on-time 5. Reimbursement for Education, Gym, and WFH essentials have been given. 6. You can buy goodies available in their stocks for FREE.

Cons

There are as such no Cons but talking specifically for the Bangalore office:- At the moment there are no CAB facilities available .

5.0

Jan 26, 2022

Troubleshoot job failures/errors, deliver improvements in architecture, contribute in your area of expertise.

Platform technical solution analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best work culture. Seniors, I mean really senior people in the ladder make sure you're working well and nurture your overall growth. If you're passionate about cloud, Devops, good at understanding System architecture and have good basics of computer science, the sky is the limit. They recognised, motivate and reward talent. And they also help you if you're having a tough time.

Cons

A little hectic cause it's new in India but after the probation period for a trainee things get better. They were even making the timings and meeting schedules better when I was leaving. If this is is your passion though the work timings won't matter much as it will almost always be interesting.

5.0

Jan 12, 2022

Absolutely best company to work with

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1, Highly motivated people with a lot of experience. 2, Not your typical start-up (it's huge). 3. Very friendly and helpful colleagues. 4. Highly technology-driven rather than competitor driven. 5. Huge community due to open source. 6. Accessible C-level executives addressing workforce every week. 7. Huge people diversity

Cons

1. Work motivation means that I am working long hours. The company dictates that we have a proper work-life balance though. 2. Offices closed due to pandemic. I'm starting to prefer to going into the office.

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