Does SambaNova pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SambaNova employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SambaNova. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SambaNova?

43% of SambaNova employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SambaNova 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SambaNova?

Software Engineer (13) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Principal Software Engineer (3) , Product Manager (3) , Engineer (2) , Machine Learning Engineer (2)

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

"Upper management is completely clueless and shows zero transparency" ((in 4 reviews)); "Bad work culture" ((in 3 reviews)); "The exec team maintains a highly opaque culture when it comes to financials and customer metrics." ((in 3 reviews)); "struggling from growing pains, pay is low" ((in 3 reviews)); "Compensation is lower than industry average" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SambaNova layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed SambaNova locations?

Palo Alto , San Francisco , Key Col Beach

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

SambaNova

SambaNova reviews

Volatile company, great talent - Machine Learning Engineer SambaNova Employee Review

3.0

May 1, 2025

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are very smart, driven and passionate. Interesting problems to work on. Often good work life balance (but not always)

Cons

Compensation is lower than industry average Re-orgs and layoffs very frequent, at least once a year Leadership changes direction often

Explore other reviews about SambaNova

5.0

Jan 10, 2025

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love working here. My coworkers are brilliant, respectful, and kind. I always feel motivated to do my best. We have an incredible opportunity, and we're poised to win.

Cons

Like any startup, things run at a quick pace.

3.0

May 30, 2026

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very fun and topical skill building to work on applied AI

Cons

Viability of fundamental hardware product to compete w NVIDA is low

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All

Jobs at SambaNova

ML Features Solutions Engineer

Principal Compiler Engineer - ML Systems

Senior AI Systems Performance Engineer

Technical Program Manager, Software Engineering

SambaNova reviews FAQs

SambaNova reviews SambaNova Machine Learning Engineer reviews SambaNova review

SambaNova

Volatile company, great talent - Machine Learning Engineer SambaNova Employee Review

Explore other reviews about SambaNova

Jobs at SambaNova

SambaNova reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

SambaNova reviews FAQs

Jobs at SambaNova