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 62 reviews)); "Benefits are great (in theory)." ((in 40 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 26 reviews)); "Great team + talented colleagues." ((in 21 reviews))

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

"A bit of a disconnect with senior leadership" ((in 30 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 23 reviews)); "Some instability due to significant changes over the last few years with layoffs, restructuring and leadership changes." ((in 21 reviews)); "No transparency in decision making." ((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.

What are the top reviewed Dataminr locations?

New York , Seattle , Washington , Arlington , Phoenix , Bozeman , San Francisco , New City , Raleigh , Austin , Dallas , Los Angeles , Oceanside , Greenwich , Pittsburgh , Boston , Atlanta , Remote

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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Reviews by job title

492 reviews

5.0

Jul 9, 2018

Sales Development Representative

Sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- All the perks of a Facebook/Google type tech company - Amazing, friendly coworkers. -Laid back attitude and a freewheeling group that also understands when work needs to be done - everyone pushes each other to be better. -Pay is easily top of the market for the young professionals they hire - and the product sells itself.

Cons

N/A as someone in the sales department. 99% of negative reviews coming from Domain Experts that didn't realize the level of commitment to the job they were taking.

2.0

Jul 2, 2018

Lovely people, poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Get the opportunity to work with great people with very interesting backgrounds - The recent hires have been great and have brought a real diversity of thought and process - The product has real, demonstrated positive impact - Perks like free lunches, gym reimbursement, flexible work hours

Cons

- Dysfunctional management and lack of transparency within the organization - Lack of diversity at the management level - Poor communication as company grows very quickly - Lack of trust between different groups within the organization - Compensation is lower than average for the industry

5.0

Jun 29, 2018

Fast-paced office for high energy people

Domain expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced work environment similar to a breaking newsroom Team atmosphere within domain experts cultivates strong relationships and friendships outside of work Multiple female managers which is rare for a technology company Opportunities for advancement upwards and to transition to different areas of the company for domain experts who go the extra mile Shift work allows for good work life balance with little work outside of shift hours Ample vacation days (to compensate for possibility of working on holidays) Good office perks including free lunch, snack room, cold brew, la croix Professional development money per year Great healthcare

Cons

Weekend and holiday shifts are required Changes from upper management can come at times without much advanced notice to the DE team C-suite executives do not interact with domain experts

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