Is Databricks a good company to work for as a Solution Architect?

Solution Architect professionals working at Databricks have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 157 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Databricks employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Solution Architect Jobs at Databricks now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Solution Architect interview questions at Databricks .

Does Databricks pay Solution Architect employees well?

Solution Architect professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Databricks with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 157 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Solution Architect salaries at Databricks.

How happy are Solution Architect professionals working at Databricks?

70% of Solution Architect employees at Databricks would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 15% in the past 12 months. Solution Architect professionals have also rated Databricks with a 3.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Databricks?

Solutions Architect (140) , Software Engineer (135) , 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 238 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 176 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 120 reviews)); "And good benefits" ((in 84 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 61 reviews))

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

"No work life balance as this company is evolving with technology at high speed" ((in 82 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 32 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 24 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging." ((in 16 reviews))

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Databricks Solution Architect reviews

4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(157 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

96% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

Solutions Architect employees have rated Databricks with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Solutions Architect professionals have a good working experience there. Databricks is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Solutions Architect professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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157 reviews

4.0

Feb 20, 2026

Nice company

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great tech, great executive leadership

Cons

managers dictate quality of life. hit or miss.

2.0

Feb 12, 2026

Mediocre management ruins work and culture

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic technology, platform, top executive team, vision, and people /experts (engineers, architects, etc.).

Cons

I believe that, unfortunately, the bad, mediocre managers, the unnecessary micro-management taking so much time away from the important core work to do with customers, the bad aspects of AWS culture sweeping through, managers displaying backstabbing, unfair, contrary-to-company's-values and contrary-to-work-ethics and principles behavior, unchecked lies and retaliatory practices, incompetence and Dunning-Kruger effect in new Managers and Directors, are ruining the SAs work, our great work for our customers and the company's culture.

2.0

Jan 26, 2026

Great product, questionable people

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting high growth industry. Product is amazing. Exposure to modern data stack and tools.

Cons

Team culture is inconsistent and heavily dependent on who you work with. Presence of toxic and backstabbing behaviour that undermines trust and collaboration. Recent hires are not as impressive.

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