Does SambaNova pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SambaNova employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SambaNova. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SambaNova?

43% of SambaNova employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SambaNova 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SambaNova?

Software Engineer (13) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Principal Software Engineer (3) , Product Manager (3) , Engineer (2) , Machine Learning Engineer (2)

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

"Lower management passes on the pressure to the engineers, upper management is hostile and appears very comfortable using threat as a means to an end." ((in 4 reviews)); "orgs and layoffs very frequent, at least once a year" ((in 3 reviews)); "bad work culture" ((in 3 reviews)); "The exec team maintains a highly opaque culture when it comes to financials and customer metrics." ((in 3 reviews)); "Upper management is completely clueless and shows zero transparency" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SambaNova layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SambaNova layoffs and their outlook for job security at SambaNova in 2026.

What are the top reviewed SambaNova locations?

Palo Alto , San Francisco , Key Col Beach

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Difficult time for the company - Senior Principal Engineer SambaNova Employee Review

2.0

Sep 2, 2025

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

it's the only hardware mutual investment by both Intel and Softbank. If it survives, it's going to have some non-trivial upside.

Cons

Extreme uncertainty and unclear future due to failure of finding product market fit

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5.0

Jan 10, 2025

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I love working here. My coworkers are brilliant, respectful, and kind. I always feel motivated to do my best. We have an incredible opportunity, and we're poised to win.

Cons

Like any startup, things run at a quick pace.

3.0

May 30, 2026

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very fun and topical skill building to work on applied AI

Cons

Viability of fundamental hardware product to compete w NVIDA is low

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Jobs at SambaNova

Senior Software Engineer - Kernel & Device Drivers

Senior Hardware Validation & SI Correlation Engineer

Principal Engineer, High-Speed IO & Memory Systems

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Senior AI Systems Performance Engineer

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