Is Teradata a good company to work for?

Teradata has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,913 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Teradata to a friend and 45% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Teradata have been left by employees working as PS Consultant , Data Engineer and Solutions Architect .

Does Teradata pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Teradata employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Teradata. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Teradata?

65% of Teradata employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Teradata 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Teradata?

Software Engineer (261) , Data Engineer (112) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Consultant (73) , Technical Consultant (71) , PS Consultant (48) , Account Executive (45) , Professional Services Consultant (42) , Senior Consultant (41) , Data Scientist (35) , Associate Technical Consultant (34) , Director (33) , Solutions Architect (31) , Manager (30) , Cloud Engineer (26)

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

"Good work life balance and timing" ((in 434 reviews)); "Great people and a real sense of 'Family'" ((in 291 reviews)); "Good culture and very diverse" ((in 204 reviews)); "Good Benefits and health benifits" ((in 125 reviews)); "Work culture is good and best" ((in 111 reviews))

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

"Its always that there will be good and bad management pracitces everywhere" ((in 170 reviews)); "the salary is low and not competitive" ((in 122 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs of employees; but at least there is severance package and immediate transfer to other companies." ((in 120 reviews)); "Some managers are bad and egoistic." ((in 51 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about Teradata layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Teradata locations?

San Diego , Dayton , Atlanta , New York , Raleigh , Los Angeles , Rancho Bernardo , Dallas , San Francisco , Miamisburg , Chicago , Indianapolis , Santa Clara , El Segundo , Austin , San Carlos , Seattle , Columbus , San Jose , Washington , Houston , Cincinnati , Denver , Boston , Charlotte , Minneapolis , Johns Creek , Jersey City , Phoenix , Cary

Teradata reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(3,541 total reviews)

Steve McMillan

62% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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Teradata has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,541 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Teradata employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Mar 7, 2020

Good company with focus on its own product range

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

True multinational company with great focus on its own product range. Company is well aligned to its strategy.

Cons

Needs to be more cost competitive

Teradata Response

6y

Thanks for your feedback!

1.0

Mar 2, 2020

Scapegoat-ed for a customer reorganization that made my role redundant

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big American firm bringing an international context.

Cons

Very weak (or completely missing in my case) connection between the consultants and their managers. Blaming and finger pointing culture.

Teradata Response

6y

We appreciate any and all candid feedback, especially from current employees. We’re actively working to better engage and improve communication across all levels of Teradata. That includes updating onboarding, goal setting and other important facets of the employee lifecycle. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

5.0

Feb 23, 2020

Excellent US company

Senior devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent American company, based on US, HR and big company rules and regulations. Mostly remote work.

Cons

All team life mostly is in a head office, located in San Diego CA, USA

Teradata Response

6y

We appreciate you bringing in a global perspective for this review. We'll definitely work on improving the way we communicate and share information and events for employees around the world and those who work remote. Thanks for your review.

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