Is Databricks a good company to work for?

Databricks has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,776 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, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Databricks?

Solutions Architect (139) , Software Engineer (132) , Account Executive (119) , 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 229 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 176 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 122 reviews)); "And good benefits" ((in 83 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 59 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 80 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 32 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 23 reviews)); "life balance as much as possible." ((in 14 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

(1,633 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,633 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

1.0

Jan 14, 2020

Micromanagement to strictly follow the sales methodology

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent technology and a rocket ship with huge growth

Cons

Micromanagement to strictly follow sales methodology. No work-life-balance because of a lot of internal reviews and senseless requests. Poor sales leadership that creates a culture of fear through threats and derailed monitoring. Not clear and changing requirements created by sales leadership

1.0

Jan 31, 2024

Layoffs and bullying - don't consider

Field engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You receive stock but who knows if the company will ever IPO or go bust, its a big gamble

Cons

Layoffs across all depts Bullying Who knows if the company will ever IPO or go bust, its a big gamble You get to work in a crappy Wework Ask for the tenure of your team before you start, most are less than 1 year, this will be the clear indicator of a poor culture.

1.0

Jan 20, 2022

Toxic culture masked by the promise of stocks

Solution architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The technical people are advanced in their skill sets

Cons

Sales in Databricks are seen as "Top Dogs" who essentially can get away with anything. For example, I saw rudeness/aggression/intimidation to databricks customer partners and nothing was done about it. There was also bullying from Sales Leads (AE's) and not only will you get no support, but you will be blamed for any issues. Working here affected my mental health badly - the manipulation and narrative particular protected people strung was infuriating. Micromanagement was a daily hassle, so was diary snooping and so evidencing an obvious lack of trust and suspicion between AEs, senior management and field engineers / SAs.

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