Is Cloudera a good company to work for?

Cloudera has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,400 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) , Staff Customer Operations Engineer (10)

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

"Good work life balance and enjoyable" ((in 124 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 116 reviews)); "Smart people and great SEs" ((in 102 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 61 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 39 reviews))

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

"No vision and poor management" ((in 54 reviews)); "People applying here forget that employees leave bad managers." ((in 25 reviews)); "The one that stands out the most is upper management is incompetent." ((in 11 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

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Cloudera reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,272 total reviews)

Charles Sansbury

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Cloudera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,272 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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jan 3, 2023

Good worklife balance and great team to work

Staff customer operations engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance WFH medical insurance good team Good Managers

Cons

None as of now .

Cloudera Response

Thank you for your review- Your 5 star rating is greatly appreciated! You are clearly enjoying your experience at Cloudera and we’re thrilled to hear you appreciate the people and work life balance.

3.0

Jan 1, 2023

Cloudera Employment

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team culture and helpful nature of people.

Cons

Poor management decisions, not completely transparent

Cloudera Response

One of our top priorities is continuing to develop our leaders to be even better coaches and managers. We appreciate you voicing your opinion, as we are always looking for ways to improve. Cloudera understands that our messaging is key in letting our employees know how important each and every one of them is to the Cloudera family. We will continue to strive to be better.

5.0

Dec 29, 2022

Great work life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good culture, good tech stacks, flexible work

Cons

better stock options would be good.

Cloudera Response

Our people and work culture are what makes us unique, so we love that you appreciate those things about Cloudera. We will definitely keep investing in both our employees and culture as we continue to grow. Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback and for the 5 star review!

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