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      Databricks

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      Databricks reviews

      4.0

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (1,625 total reviews)
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      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 1,625 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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      2K reviews
      5.0
      Jan 11, 2021

      Fast Moving Company with exciting Tech!

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get to work on stuff that's pushing the boundaries of what data analytics systems can do and how fast they can do it. The people are super friendly and helpful.

      Cons

      There are a lot of meetings spread throughout almost every work day. Makes it a bit tricky to get into the "zone" sometimes.

      4.0
      Jan 8, 2021

      Worth it, if you can handle the negatives

      Customer success engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The best place to learn about cutting edge technology, business technology strategies and selling. Compensation is competitive, borderline aggressive. Lots of opportunities to travel

      Cons

      Everything is pretty hostile. Be prepared for people to make fun of you in slack when you don't know something that's deemed 'obvious' by someone else. There's a reason that minorities don't last as long as their white male peers, especially in more technical areas. Lots of inclusion hand waving from senior people that's not mirrored on the ground. Borderline cultish, no healthy distinction between work and personal life. You'll be referred to as 'family' expected to give up personal commitments, and your LinkedIn should now contain the daily Databricks stories and milk your personal network for people to join the 'family'. Once someone leaves, they might as well be dead to the company. Next to no one gets a leaving card, gift, or even an announcement that they've gone. You only notice when you can't slack them anymore. Not a con as such, more a word of warning: everything is utter chaos. Don't think you can do anything as bold as have a plan for the week, someone will steamroller it with the latest "urgent" request that you absolutely have to help them with because they lacked the foresight (and incentive) to plan.

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      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Creating a work environment that feels inclusive to all employees is a top priority for us. Because of this, we have launched multiple initiatives to ensure that we are promoting an inclusive culture as we scale. As we grow at such a rapid pace, we value the feedback from our employees on how to improve in areas such as work-life balance. If you are open to it, please feel free to contact me directly if you would like to provide any additional feedback.
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