Databricks reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,623 total reviews)
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Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Mar 20, 2025

Great Cofounders

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Pros

Cofounder led = passion and transparency. Growing company with potential IPO. great commissions on right accounts

Cons

Making questionable Sales Culture and risky product direction. Too many management levels with low trust and high inspection. Feels like leadership fears competition. Mixed leadership trying to balance tech reputation/prestige vs profits is questionable strategy

1.0
Dec 10, 2024

Micromanage

Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits and time off

Cons

The work environment is toxic, with excessive micromanagement. You’ll often be required to work extended hours to meet SLAs, and overtime is not compensated. The workload is overwhelming, and there’s little regard for maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this as a good place to work. Forgot to mention that they do not provide training for the different functions they just share the playbooks and you'll need to figure it out

4.0
Oct 8, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Standards are still quite high - most colleagues are technically very skilled and collaborative. Company culture is great. Lots of opportunities to have a meaningful impact.

Cons

Maybe an inevitable consequence of growth, but it's starting to feel like a "big" company, with all the attendant issues that brings: bureaucracy, insular departments, politics. Company culture is suffering as a consequence. Recently the AI/ML platform has become scattered and incoherent, with a range of tools & systems that don't really work together the way they should. Focus on data warehousing has meant that AI/ML is getting less attention.

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