Is Dataminr a good company to work for?

Dataminr has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 535 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Dataminr to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dataminr have been left by employees working as Account Executive , Software Engineer and Sales .

Does Dataminr pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dataminr employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dataminr. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dataminr?

66% of Dataminr employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dataminr 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dataminr?

Domain Expert (64) , Account Executive (21) , Sales (16) , Software Engineer (16) , Manager (10) , News Analyst (9) , Editor (7) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (7) , Anonymous (6) , Customer Success Manager (6) , Director (6) , Vice President (6) , Customer Success (5) , Customer Success Associate (5) , Marketing (5)

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

"The people are great." ((in 60 reviews)); "Benefits are great (in theory)." ((in 46 reviews)); "Great colleagues Easy to follow passion for international relations in research" ((in 27 reviews)); "Company encourages good work life balance and appropriate rewards" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great team + talented colleagues." ((in 20 reviews))

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

"Previous leadership was poor." ((in 29 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 21 reviews)); "Senior management is so incredibly out of touch, with constant poor strategic decisions, layoffs, uncertainty." ((in 19 reviews)); "Salaries probably aren't as competitive as they used to be, but still fair." ((in 7 reviews)); "The CEO is barely visible" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dataminr layoffs in 2026?

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

Dataminr reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(492 total reviews)

Ted Bailey

60% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Dataminr has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 492 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dataminr employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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492 reviews

1.0

Sep 8, 2020

Layoffs, Chaos and Fear

Domain expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Truly passionate, fun, and dedicated colleagues

Cons

Dataminr has began laying off people and they are doing it in disrespectful, abrupt and demeaning way People used to pour themselves into this place because they felt respected but things have taken a sharp turn recently You may hear that AI has gotten so good that they had to lay off people whose jobs could be automated. This is not the truth and no, we are not that close to singularity If you have self respect and do not want to deal with childish, infantilizing and truly disconnected leadership, you may want to look somewhere else for a job.

Dataminr Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your concerns. Putting our people first is one of Dataminr’s biggest priorities, and our Leadership Team is committed to fostering an environment where each of our employees are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. In this year's employee engagement survey, the overwhelming majority of our employees reported that they are proud to work at Dataminr. The critical work we do for our customers is driven by our industry-leading AI Platform, but everyone at Dataminr has a role to play in our efforts to use AI for good. We welcome you to reach out to our People or Leadership Teams at any time to share feedback. Feel free to contact us at HR@dataminr.com.

2.0

Jun 13, 2019

Domain Expert

Domain expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Intelligent and motivated team. 2) Fast pace environment with a fast growing company 3) Decent pay with generous vacation allotment

Cons

1) Shift in the Seattle office is 15:00-23:00 so having a social life or relationship is challenging. 2) Poor work/life balance. It is nearly impossible to do your job without coming in early, skipping breaks and attending several pre-work conference calls per week, not to mention working on extra projects on personal time. 3) The work is relentless, intense and filled with violent and disturbing content. 4) The burnout rate is quite high. It seems as though everyone quits after a year or two.

1.0

Oct 19, 2016

Not for experienced professionals

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary is pretty good and they try really hard to make you never leave the office with free food.

Cons

They don't want to hear any opinions. It's fine as a first job, but don't go there if you have any experience or knowledge of the industry.

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