Is Cloudera a good company to work for?

Cloudera has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,401 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at Cloudera to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cloudera have been left by employees working as Solutions Architect , Software Engineer and Account Executive .

Does Cloudera pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cloudera employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cloudera. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cloudera?

81% of Cloudera employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cloudera 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cloudera?

Software Engineer (129) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Account Executive (39) , Customer Operations Engineer (39) , Staff Software Engineer (37) , Solutions Architect (29) , Sales (20) , Senior Customer Operations Engineer (19) , Solutions Engineer (18) , Software Engineer(Internship) (17) , Manager (13) , Enterprise Account Executive (11) , Sales Engineer (11) , Software Developer (10) , Software Engineer II (10)

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

"Good work life balance and enjoyable" ((in 127 reviews)); "A few key leaders are very invested in creating and keeping a great culture which gives hope for continued success in this area." ((in 119 reviews)); "The people are great and it has been a easy transition." ((in 100 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 62 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 41 reviews))

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

"No vision and poor management" ((in 53 reviews)); "People applying here forget that employees leave bad managers." ((in 26 reviews)); "Too many management changes, no consistency and though the execs say they are transparent, when asked if there would be layoffs and they said No multiple times, People were let go and jobs eliminated" ((in 9 reviews)); "The one that stands out the most is upper management is incompetent." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cloudera layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Cloudera locations?

Palo Alto , Santa Clara , San Francisco , Austin , New York , Washington , San Jose , Los Angeles , Atlanta , Chicago , Raleigh , Dallas , Boston , Houston , Seattle , Baltimore , McLean , Jersey City , Cana , College Station , Plano , Texas City , Cincinnati , Dayton , California City , Culver City , Fremont , Pleasanton , Los Altos , Sunnyvale

Cloudera reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,273 total reviews)

Charles Sansbury

80% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Cloudera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,273 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cloudera employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

May 29, 2023

Good company to work

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning curve Opportunity to contribute to open source

Cons

Management is not that great.

Cloudera Response

2y

We are always looking for positive ways to improve as an employer and this can be seen both through our internal promotion and learning platforms. We love 'home grown talent' and do everything we can to create career progression for our employees - thank you for your feedback!

5.0

May 26, 2023

Not perfect, but overall, it's a great place.

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The salary is decent; I don't think you could get a much better package anywhere else in Hungary. - The work/life balance is almost perfect. You can do whatever you want as long as your tasks are completed on time.

Cons

I've seen a few projects, and the code quality is usually quite poor, so if you want to work with the latest technology stacks, you might be disappointed.

Cloudera Response

2y

One of the great benefits of working for Cloudera is the culture, flexible work environment and work life balance. Your comments will help us to improve as we look to the future. Our opensource community and contribution to apache project helps us to stay at the forefront of the newest and most exciting technologies in the market. Thank you for your ongoing contribution and feedback!

4.0

May 25, 2023

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting challenges with large/demanding customers. Great teams and people are nice.

Cons

Work life balance can be a challenge. Lots of work to do with shrinking employee base.

Cloudera Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback! Our people and work culture are what makes us unique, so we love that you appreciate those things about Cloudera! It is our top priority to create an environment where employees feel empowered to do their best work. It is great to hear that you are enjoying your time at Cloudera.

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