Is Dataminr a good company to work for?

Dataminr has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 536 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 36 reviews)); "Great colleagues Easy to follow passion for international relations in research" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 27 reviews)); "The actual team you work within is great." ((in 19 reviews))

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

"Previous leadership was poor." ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 22 reviews)); "The layoffs in 2023 were a challenging time, and it was sad to see good people leave the company." ((in 21 reviews)); "No transparency in decision making." ((in 8 reviews)); "Little career progression: You can advance from domain expert, to senior domain expert, to deputy team lead, or a team lead." ((in 7 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

(493 total reviews)

Ted Bailey

60% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

493 reviews

4.0

Jan 27, 2023

Positive

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good culture and good management - Solid commission structure

Cons

- Lack of inbound - Not clear strategy of the company on the long term

Dataminr Response

3y

Thank you for your review. I'm glad to hear that you were happy with our culture and compensation at Dataminr. We truly value our employees. Your feedback and perspective regarding long term strategy is appreciated. I would encourage you to reach out if you are willing to share more specific details about your thoughts as we are always looking to improve.

1.0

Dec 13, 2022

Boring job

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good perks including lunch, medical insurance and others

Cons

Incredibly boring and repetitive job, poor management

Dataminr Response

3y

Our senior leaders are genuine in their intent to foster a mission-driven culture where all employees feel valued. I am sorry to hear your experience with management and your specific role hasn't met your expectations. I am, however, very happy to hear that you were pleased with our benefits and perks we offer at Dataminr. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

2.0

Aug 19, 2022

Hard to make money

Senior account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool tech and great AI

Cons

Nice to have and sits in physical not cyber

Dataminr Response

3y

Thank you for your positive feedback on our AI and technology. We have indeed been growing quickly, and like any scaling company, there can be growing pains along the way. That said, our product is mission critical to over 140,000 risk, security, safety, defense, and news professionals around the world. Dataminr is the leading AI platform for detecting real-time critical events. We have been investing heavily in expanding the scope of the critical events we can detect and supporting enterprise risk monitoring, assessment, and response. I truly appreciate your feedback and welcome further conversations with you so we can go into more detail.

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