Dataminr reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(493 total reviews)

Ted Bailey

60% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Dataminr has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 493 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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493 reviews
2.0
Sep 6, 2019

Okay for a first job

Recommend
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Pros

The recruiting team is very good, as the domain expert cohort is full of highly qualified people. The misleading statements given during the hiring process as to the scope of the job may be a factor. I also appreciated the unlimited sick leave.

Cons

I cannot speak for other parts of the company, but the domain expert team is a soul-sucking place to land. This is an okay first job if you are in journalism, I suppose, as the pay is better than at a media outlet. If you can, stick it out for a year at most, take your shares, and leave. Turnover is high due to a combination of an inflexible schedule, physically and mentally fatiguing job rhythm, and lack of empowerment from upper management. This failure to keep quality people is blamed on "personal problems " or lack of dedication to mission, as it's "not that bad a place" to work. If you have an analytical bent, you will quickly grow bored and frustrated. Any good ideas you may come up in attempt to enrich your work life will be stolen and repackaged by upper management. Rest assured that most of your coworkers will be actively job-hunting. Perhaps the engineering or sales teams are better, but if you are being recruited for domain expert, seek another option.

2.0
Aug 29, 2019

Road to nowhere

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Smart colleagues, sense of unity between low level employees, nice office.

Cons

Objectives are listed purely numerically, which makes you feel like a factory worker... quantity is valued over quality. No real path to growth as a DE unless you want to stay in that area and do exactly what you are told (no innovation, no creativity)— it’s not for everyone due to many many flashing screens, incessant noise, and very uncomfortable hours that impact sleep and mental health, but don’t dare suggest you may have skills elsewhere... You are told when you can eat and when you can take a break. Very controlling.

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