Is Dataminr a good company to work for?

Dataminr has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 537 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Dataminr to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dataminr have been left by employees working as Account Executive , Software Engineer and Sales .

Does Dataminr pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dataminr employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dataminr. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dataminr?

67% of Dataminr employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dataminr 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dataminr?

Domain Expert (64) , Account Executive (21) , Sales (16) , Software Engineer (16) , Manager (10) , News Analyst (9) , Editor (7) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (7) , Anonymous (6) , Customer Success Manager (6) , Director (6) , Vice President (6) , Customer Success (5) , Customer Success Associate (5) , Marketing (5)

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

"The people are great." ((in 65 reviews)); "Benefits are great (in theory)." ((in 43 reviews)); "Great colleagues Easy to follow passion for international relations in research" ((in 28 reviews)); "Company encourages good work life balance and appropriate rewards" ((in 27 reviews)); "Great team + talented colleagues." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"A bit of a disconnect with senior leadership" ((in 30 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 20 reviews)); "Senior management is so incredibly out of touch, with constant poor strategic decisions, layoffs, uncertainty." ((in 17 reviews)); "Long hours and micro management tactics" ((in 7 reviews)); "No transparency in decision making." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dataminr layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Dataminr locations?

New York , Seattle , Washington , Arlington , Phoenix , Bozeman , San Francisco , New City , Raleigh , Austin , Dallas , Los Angeles , Oceanside , Greenwich , Pittsburgh , Boston , Atlanta , Remote

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Poor leadership and business strategy decisions lead this once thriving company down bad path - Anonymous employee Dataminr Employee Review

3.0

Feb 23, 2024

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Good work life balance, nice to contribute to a good purpose, supportive managers, nice co-workers

Cons

This company used to be full of growth prospects and fresh venture capital funding to chase its dreams and goals. Unfortunately, leadership insisted on siloing each department from each other, forcing employees to act like other departments don't exist. This ended up halting any innovation or ideas from lower-level employees, and forced everyone to accept the business plans from our executives. Unfortunately, leadership has not seemed to develop many new successful ideas recently. Ultimately, this lead to a huge reduction in force, and reduced employee benefits. And then the executives barely took any blame for the lack of success at the company, aside from the CEO, who was willing to take accountability.

Dataminr Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are happy to hear that you value the Dataminr mission and feel that work-life balance is supported at Dataminr. Your advice and candid feedback to leadership are appreciated, and we are working hard to increase collaboration and transparent two-way communication across the organization.

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5.0

Jan 27, 2026

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with a very dynamic offering on AI for cyber security and physical security

Cons

Highly competitive market that is continuously evolving with AI

Dataminr Response

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Thank you for sharing your feedback! We are thrilled to hear that you are excited about our dynamic AI offerings across cyber and physical security. While the market is indeed highly competitive and evolving rapidly with AI, we view this growth and movement as a driver for our innovation. We remain committed to staying at the forefront of the industry to ensure we continue providing mission-critical alerting for our global customers.

1.0

May 2, 2026

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Differentiated technology platform with real-time intelligence capabilities, particularly in the physical security and threat detection space

Cons

* Frequent leadership changes have made it difficult to maintain consistent strategic direction * Company initiatives often reset before prior efforts fully mature, creating execution gaps * Senior leadership structure can feel top-heavy, which at times slows decision-making and accountability * Market positioning in cybersecurity may not be as strong or clearly differentiated as competitors * Organizational changes have led to disruption and uncertainty for employees during transition periods * In some cases, expectations during the hiring process did not fully align with the day-to-day reality of the role * Strategic messaging is strong, but execution and follow-through can lag behind stated priorities

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