Is Databricks a good company to work for?

Databricks has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,789 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Databricks to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Databricks have been left by employees working as Strategic Account Executive , Sr. Solutions Architect and Senior Solutions Architect .

Does Databricks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Databricks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Databricks. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Databricks?

76% of Databricks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Databricks 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Databricks?

Solutions Architect (139) , Software Engineer (134) , Account Executive (121) , Enterprise Account Executive (74) , Senior Solutions Architect (41) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (36) , Resident Solutions Architect (27) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Solution Architect (26) , Sales (24) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (20) , Customer Success Engineer (19) , Strategic Account Executive (19) , Technical Solutions Engineer (17) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"The culture is great and healthy." ((in 230 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 183 reviews)); "Great Leadership who really do provide a lot of clarity into how the business is run and are always happy to lean in with customers." ((in 121 reviews)); "And good benefits" ((in 81 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 62 reviews))

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

"There is no work life balance to the constant micromanagement from the in" ((in 79 reviews)); "Unprofessional managers will wear everybody down." ((in 28 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 28 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 22 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Databricks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Databricks locations?

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Databricks reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,644 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,644 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Databricks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Mar 9, 2023

High Growth, Huge Upside, Future of Data & AI

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- High caliber people across the board with years of experience in their fields at elite companies - Excellent Product team working on cutting edge technology - Opportunity to do the best work of your career - Data & AI is the future of software. Databricks is the leader in the space.

Cons

- High growth organizations require constant communication and ability to adapt. Good for those that embrace change.

5.0

Mar 6, 2023

Incredible company to work for

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The people here make working at Databricks great. They are genuinely humble, kind, collaborative, and brilliant individuals. - Very competitive pay and benefits. - The problem we're solving here at Databricks is important and something that virtually every company is in need of and the demand is only growing. - The technology used and cohesive vision within he company is what sets us up for success. - Flexible in-office/remote work

Cons

- The company is not public yet. - Would be great if they would open up an office in the Pleasanton, Dublin, Danville area!

5.0

Mar 3, 2023

Fantastic Company, Growing Fast, Run like a Startup

Strategic account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very open and collaborative culture. Technology that works and is constantly innovating. Company created the Lakehouse space and it has a great value proposition Great compensation and benefits

Cons

I needed to dig deep for anything like a Con. Maybe the challenge of a fast growing company and that is constant change.

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