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

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Jul 30, 2021

Bad Experience

Enterprise account director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to start your career in data Great onboarding training

Cons

Inconsistent management No WLB Political Lack of Transparency Lack of career growth Micromanagement

5.0

Jan 3, 2018

World class opportunity to define a software category

Vice president, customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The core technology (Apache Spark) is the de-facto choice for big data analytics, the founders of Databricks are the team behind Spark. The product (Databricks) is off-the-charts good and the engineering team behind it is world class. The culture is friendly and balanced; "good humans" work here. We work hard and recognise that there is a world away from work. Everyone is at the top of their game, there are some incredibly smart people here & I learn something every day. The leadership team are connected and engaged, very smart and passionate. We are still at the "build" phase of Databricks, so every day is exciting and there is an opportunity for everyone to contribute to the company foundations through process creation and definition, systems, hiring etc.

Cons

None so far, I am super excited.

1.0

Jan 13, 2026

Be mindful of Hire and Fire

Resident solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Visionary CEO and Founding team with a strong product roadmap

Cons

Ruthless Hire and Fire policy implemented by a few teams in India expecially GDC Professional Services team. Firing is fully discriminated and leadership is favorable and Biased towards a few people. Lot of Regional Bias and horrible culture. You never know who they fire and that too with a couple of week's notice and in some cases a day's notice. CEO insists on strong technical leadership, but a few leaders in India lack basic knowledge on Databricks. They are mastered in Firing ruthlessly. CEO gives high impact technical presentations, while middle management mumble infront of customers or they shield themselves using RSAs. Structured, performance based and unbiased lay off's based on performance are totally fine. Ruthless firing and being favorable to a specific set of people based on region is unbearable. I am writing with bottom of my heart that mid-senior leadership is safe guarding folks from their region and firing potential talent.

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