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 60 reviews)); "Benefits are great (in theory)." ((in 39 reviews)); "Great colleagues Easy to follow passion for international relations in research" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 25 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 29 reviews)); "Senior management is so incredibly out of touch, with constant poor strategic decisions, layoffs, uncertainty." ((in 21 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 21 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)); "No transparency in decision making." ((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).

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493 reviews

1.0

Nov 15, 2021

Micromanagement and favoritism

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Revolutionary technology, the capability it awesome. Perks and benefits are market leading

Cons

Being managed by someone equally qualified as me with less management skills - they didn't know how to manage, felt insecure and so bullied/micromanaged. Would never wish it upon anyone. VERY hierarchical and not open culture. Once was told that I should be embarrassed I reached out to someone a level above me to get insight from them as it was "not respecting their level". CEO is not inspiring despite being the founder. HR is joke if you voice anything (benefits and perks don't cover up not looking after your people).

Dataminr Response

4y

Thank you for your feedback, I'm so sorry that this was your experience –– this does not align with Dataminr's values at all. We provide many avenues for leadership and management skills development such as regular manager training programs, access to LinkedIn Learning licenses, and executive coaching for our senior managers. We strongly encourage, and often require, our people managers to take advantage of these opportunities. We also have an open-door policy for employees to discuss grievances such as this one. Our HR and DEI teams work collaboratively to ensure that our diverse teams feel heard by deploying regular surveys and actively listening to issues raised by our ERGs. If you're open to it, please reach out to people@dataminr.com. We would welcome the opportunity to learn more about your specific experience.

3.0

Nov 12, 2021

Great people and benefits, inflexible work schedule and hours

Domain expert

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

People here are really educated, interesting and kind, and the overall attitude at Dataminr is super positive. Benefits are fantastic: unlimited sick days, great health and dental insurance, two volunteer days a year, professional development funds, etc. PTO for Domain Experts is 27 days, without federal days off. Your day is pretty much over after six hours, which is also really nice.

Cons

1. Dataminr makes it seem like the work-from-home setup is flexible. It's not. Domain Experts are dependent on their three monitors (which means they need to work in the same place every day), work over the weekends every three weeks, don't get federal holidays off, and are expected to handle immense amounts of stress. This arrangement is completely incompatible for people with families or roommates. 2. Work is the same every day. Monitor tweets for six hours and write captions. It can get really exciting and meaningful on some days, but most days are the same. 3. Insufficient staffing: taking off isn't such a simple matter. Given Domain Experts' shift-based work, managers need to make sure there are enough Domain Experts working every day, so PTO requests are often denied, or some sort of "compromise" is made.

5.0

Nov 4, 2021

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing culture with great opportunities

Cons

Don't have any to share at the moment

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