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

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.

3.0

Jun 27, 2016

Dataminr is a growing startup with real potential to explode the market as a leader in its class.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company offers 100% fully paid medical and dental benefits and the insurance itself is very well appointed with excellent coverage. Each office offers its employees a free, FREEFcatered lunch AND dinner daily. There are a ton of free snacks and all kinds of hot coffee, iced coffee on tap and espresso machines available throughout the day.

Cons

The company frequently hires external for new roles instead of offering opportunity for growth to its current staff.

5.0

May 4, 2016

Great place to work with typical growing pains

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Products that you can get excited about because they actually help people in a meaningful way -Good funding and strong growth and business success so far -Opportunity to implement change and process where it's needed -For the most part, intelligent and talented people -Perks and environment like neat office space, catered food and beverages etc

Cons

-Not every process and function is in place, some things are still a work in progress, there are some things that need fixing, but that's a startup -Not yet at a point where there's clear career paths for upward mobility -Communication and Interaction from some of the Executives is lacking

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Dataminr is a growing startup with real potential to explode the market as a leader in its class.

Great place to work with typical growing pains

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