Cloudera reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,270 total reviews)
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Charles Sansbury

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Cloudera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,270 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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5.0
Oct 28, 2014

Exciting place to be

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Pros

The people here are top notch - smart, kind, hardworking, transparent and focused The product and potential is incredible and stands apart from what's on the market. Cloudera has the best folks in the industry and some of the smartest technical sellers there are. Cloudera has a distributed workforce and does virtual remarkably well with tools to communicate AND a culture at HQ that is flexible to other timezones (this is actually hard to find, especially at tech companies and any stage start-up). It's a really exciting time to be there with a focus on growth and scale - complex, dynamic and meaningful business problems exist at all levels in every business function. What more can I say!?

Cons

With major growth come expected challenges - this is a later stage start-up with a range of folks on the team with varying backgrounds. There are different challenges in new markets and it will be important to learn from more developed markets. With growth also comes the need for strong management so they have a lot ahead including investing in manager development and scaling. Not cons per say - just the reality of being successful and moving along the trajectory of growth. To continue to be competitive for talent they will need to be very thoughtful and open about where they are investing (perks, culture etc).

5.0
Oct 28, 2014

Chance of a lifetime

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Pros

Well over a year and I'm still loving it. Relentless Innovation Focus on customer success Strength and ability of your entire team Knowing we're making something big Clear objectives and vision Fun

Cons

The art of the possible moves all the time. Keeping up with the pace of innovation Market education Interesting dynamic between free & paid versions.

4.0
Oct 28, 2014
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Pros

Cloudera is a leader in the Big Data space, which is one of the "hot" technology areas. It is a startup, with all the pros that come with that but does not have the uncertainties around funding and user/customer growth. Perks include free lunch every day.

Cons

The startup culture is going through a maturing phase and there are growing pains associated with that. The company has to figure out how to increase valuation in the challenging open source space. The business model may continue to evolve as companies struggle with this dilemma.

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