EDB reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(356 total reviews)
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Kevin Dallas

83% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

EDB has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 356 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The EDB employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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356 reviews
2.0
Dec 3, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Top 1% engineering talent across the board, from database development to cloud-native. Remote-first culture, wellness Fridays (1 Friday off per month). Lots of autonomy and trust, for those wiling to take initiative.

Cons

Company is coasting on revenue from a bygone era, when its technical leaders made EDB a leader in the Postgres community. Wasting untold sums of money to pay incompetent middle management to waste everybody's time. Many (not all) dev managers have never used the product and do not understand it at any technical level. To fill the gap and protect their job, they call pointless meetings and spend time building their fiefdoms, more concerned with toxic politics than building a good product. Most of them wouldn't know what a good product is, because they don't understand the details beyond some funny-sounding words that fit together in a list of priorities. The CEO is out of touch with the industry and community, a problem compounded by the fact that he's surrounded by "yes men." He places an inexplicable amount of trust in an utterly incompetent CMO. The XLT takes the CEO way too literally. Nobody is willing to tell him "no" or translate his (actually decent) strategic vision to practical priorities.

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EDB Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We appreciate your recognition of the deep engineering talent at EDB, our remote-first culture, and our commitment to autonomy and wellness. We also want to acknowledge the serious concerns you've raised. Feedback—both positive and critical—is essential to our growth. While we don't agree with all the characterizations in your review, we understand that perceptions of leadership, organizational structure, and decision-making deeply influence the employee experience. We are actively working to evolve EDB in a way that honors our Postgres roots while positioning the company for long-term success and innovation. This includes modernizing how we build and deliver products, strengthening collaboration across teams, and ensuring our leaders—at all levels—are accountable and aligned with our values and goals. We're especially focused on ensuring that our product vision is clear, consistent, and tied closely to our customers' needs. As part of that, we regularly assess our leadership structure, organizational design, and talent development strategies to improve how we operate. We’re committed to fostering a culture where constructive feedback is welcomed and where team members feel empowered to speak up and influence change. If you're open to continuing the conversation in a more direct and solution-oriented forum, we would value that opportunity. Thank you again for your contributions to EDB and for sharing your perspective.
5.0
Dec 2, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Full remote Diverse company Well being of all employees Competitive compensation

Cons

Would be great to have in person meetups once a year

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EDB Response
1y
Thank you for your review, we truly appreciate your feedback. We are happy to hear that when feedback is provided, our teams take effective action to improve. We value all of our employees and are excited for you to continue your journey with us all at EDB!
3.0
Dec 1, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most employees are generally nice

Cons

Too many red tapes to note

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EDB Response
1y
Thank you for your review, we truly appreciate your feedback.We are committed to ensuring we hear all views to make EDB a great place to work. We will relay your feedback to senior management and see what else can be done!
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