Does Hortonworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hortonworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hortonworks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hortonworks?

68% of Hortonworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hortonworks 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hortonworks?

Solutions Engineer (10) , Technical Support Engineer (10) , Sales (9) , Enterprise Account Manager (4) , Member Of Technical Staff (4) , Territory Account Manager (4) , Account Manager (3) , Associate Technical Support Engineer (3) , Director (3) , Enterprise Account Executive (3) , Senior Consultant (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Technical Support Analyst (3) , EAM (2) , Intern (2)

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

"The share price has gone up 120% over the last year and some great people have joined the organization." ((in 32 reviews)); "Great benefits and company perks." ((in 23 reviews)); "Great culture and technology." ((in 18 reviews)); "Great teams working on some of the most exciting topics of this decade: Data analytics, Machine Learning, Data security, ..." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great technology and vision." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and there will never be a day that you aren't stressed." ((in 11 reviews)); "Executive leadership absent" ((in 8 reviews)); "Some managers less great" ((in 5 reviews)); "Sometimes it's long hours, but if you're not afraid of hard work it's a lot of fun." ((in 4 reviews)); "Sometimes there is just too much work to be done." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hortonworks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Hortonworks locations?

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Hortonworks

Acquired by Cloudera

Hortonworks reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(284 total reviews)

Rob Bearden

78% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

Hortonworks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hortonworks 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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Gender

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Reviews by job title

284 reviews

1.0

Jan 27, 2018

Regional Director of Sales - Fed Team

Regional sales director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting projects, exciting technology, highly intelligent engineers

Cons

Very much the "Good Ole Boys Club"... No insight or understanding on Enterprise Sales cycles in government, education, or healthcare. Unrealistic quotas on licenses... This is a 100% Service organization ...and the sales strategy can only work so long as they have bodies to put on your accounts.

Hortonworks Response

We appreciate your candor and respect your opinions. We sincerely hope that your next career move is more fulfilling. Over the past couple of years we have continued to evolve our sales organization resulting in an even stronger customer alignment. Our federal team has experienced a number of very strong wins over the past 2 years and continues to over achieve. Lastly, I hope that you voiced your concerns with HR during your exit interview. The health and well being of our employees is our top concern and we would love an opportunity to better understand your last statement. Feel free to email me at cwaygood@hortonworks.com and share the treatment you received. Good luck and we hope that 2018 proves to be a great year for you and yours.

5.0

Jan 23, 2018

RD

Sales director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is all abput the great journey making a real class difference in working in a real sales climate in a highly driven culture, where everyone has the same goal, making opensource enterprise ready for our clients

Cons

If you dont like to be part of a winning team, not your spot

5.0

Jan 20, 2018

Great place to work!

Solutions engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology and you get to work with some of the smartest people on the planet who really know the technology.

Cons

Turn over in the senior ranks has been considerable especially in the Marketing dept which is the weakest of all groups

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