Is Databricks a good company to work for?

Databricks has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,765 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% 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 3% 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 (137) , Software Engineer (131) , Account Executive (118) , Enterprise Account Executive (74) , Senior Solutions Architect (40) , 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 223 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 182 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 118 reviews)); "Benefits are great (the cheapest health insurance I've ever had in my 20 year career)" ((in 77 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 56 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 77 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 30 reviews)); "Unprofessional managers will wear everybody down." ((in 29 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 21 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

(1,623 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 1,623 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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2K reviews

5.0

Feb 22, 2022

The right place at the right time

Enterprise account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fun and exciting atmosphere with an imminent IPO - Extremely smart people across all departments - Attracting top talent from top companies - Compensation package (OTE + RSUs), benefits such as unlimited time off, and work-life balance working fully remotely with the option to go into a couple shared offices - Tons of career growth opportunity as we look to double headcount in 2022 and beyond

Cons

- Not a con, but a challenge is learning the technical nature of the industry. It's a fairly long learning curve for those like me coming from outside data & AI (came from Salesforce). However, our talented Solution Architects help so much, they are top talent. - H1 and H2 quotas vs an annual quota up front. I think this is part of figuring out comp packages at a hyper growth company with a fair balance of commit and consumption quotas. - Various weighting of commit vs consumption quota (0/100, 30/70, 70/30) with the possibility of it changing halfway through the year adds to the uncertainty of compensation and how to align activities to compensation.

2.0

Aug 2, 2021

Micromanagment and Poor WLB :(

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pre-IPO company, so stock growth expected. New hires get paid well. Interesting problem space, with smart leaders in the field.

Cons

Micromanagement all the way from the top down. This starts from the CEO and trickles down the management chain. Company and management is dismissive of WLB concerns.

2.0

Dec 29, 2020

Good Company, Bad Career Development for SDRs

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every time anyone says something about databricks they start out by saying how awesome it is. Awesome product, awesome CEO, awesome space, awesome co-workers, awesome clients, delicious kool-aid. It is a fantastic company with a pretty solid future ahead of it, if lake house is what they think. This company has to avoid being the next Cloudera

Cons

SDR work is broken. Other parts of the sales team and company are really solid One month, someone blew the quota out of the water and everyone's job got way harder overnight. What the heck! Apparently, a huge part of a sales development leader’s task is continually justifying the general existence of the SDR team as a whole. Not such a bad thing to get caught up in if you're learning and getting promoted, but nobody is. Join this company as an SDR if you want to be a stowaway on the rocket ship. You constantly overhear your manager defending your value to the captain, but you don’t really believe what they’re saying.

Databricks Response

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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. The Sales Development organization is a critical team within Databricks and we are working on additional initiatives to ensure there are clear career development opportunities available for the team. We are always looking to improve, and feedback from our employees helps us continue to create an environment where all employees feel valued and heard. If you are open to discussing further, please feel free to contact me directly.

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