Great place to work. - Anonymous Cloudera Employee Review

5.0
Aug 18, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great pay and benefits. Catered lunches and tons of other in office benefits. It's a fun place to work and coworkers are mostly fun to be around. It's also a place that doesn't seem to have a lot of stress, by that I mean that most employees seem happy and generally do not seem stressed out all the time. There is also a ton of room for growth, it seems like people are getting promoted all the time. Cloudera also seems to go out of its way to make sure it's employees know what is going on with the company, as well as, giving out credit to people in the company who deserve it. It's also a fun place to work as their are always things happening such as get to together's, Cloudera cares community events and Hackathons that we host. It's great to work for a company that truly does care about their employees and their community.

Cons

The only real complaint I have is that sometimes it seems as if there are two different classes of employees, Engineers, and everyone else. With the former getting far more leeway and benefits than all other employees. It's pretty harrowing to see these departments create, bend and break policies / procedures whenever it seems to suit them, with almost no pushback or repercussions.

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Cloudera Response
9y
Thank you for this review! One thing I would like to clarify: for office perks and benefits, we try to customize to that location. For instance in the Austin office people get free parking. In the San Francisco office, Clouderans don't get free parking. Paid parking is not a standard perk in downtown SF, but it is in downtown Austin. For the Palo Alto Clouderans who travel to the SF office, their parking is not covered 100% either when they park in SF even though it is a business travel expense as they can use other ways to get to downtown SF. That's an example of how we trade off perks across the company. We realize employees can feel like there are inequities between offices, but we try to localize benefits and perks to the location of that office.

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Pros

Everyone is willing to help and wants to see you succeed Lots of opportunities to grow within the company/organization Flexible work/life balance Strong Technology

Cons

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Cloudera Response
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Thank you for the 5-star review. We are delighted to hear that you find Cloudera to be a supportive environment with strong growth opportunities and great work-life balance. We also appreciate your feedback regarding our multiple platforms. We are glad to hear that navigation becomes smoother over time, and we are proud to have you on the team in Austin.
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Pros

* Amazing and supportive community with highly talented and approachable colleagues. * Welcoming, inclusive, and friendly culture that makes it easy to feel part of the team. * Excellent technology stack built around Apache Software Foundation projects and modern engineering practices. * Strong open-source-first mindset that promotes innovation, transparency, and collaboration. * Flexible work arrangements with the option to work from home, while office attendance is encouraged to foster collaboration and maintain a strong sense of community. * Gorgeous offices worldwide that provide an inspiring and comfortable work environment. * Plenty of opportunities to learn, grow, and work on impactful projects alongside exceptional engineers.

Cons

* The highly flexible work-from-home culture, while appreciated by many, can sometimes lead to sparsely populated offices. Employees who value face-to-face interactions and spontaneous collaboration may find it harder to build connections and discover new opportunities. * Processes and organizational structures are intentionally lightweight, but this can occasionally result in unclear ownership, shifting priorities, and coordination challenges when deadlines approach. * The strong emphasis on autonomy means teams may operate differently, which can make cross-team coordination and planning less predictable. * Communication and collaboration often require a proactive approach, especially in a distributed environment.

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Cloudera Response
1w
Thank you for your 5-star review and your eight years of dedication to Cloudera. We are glad you value our inclusive culture, open-source mindset, and talented team. We appreciate your constructive feedback on cross-team coordination and distributed collaboration. Your insights are incredibly valuable as we continue to improve our planning processes while maintaining the workplace flexibility our employees enjoy.
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