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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SambaNova reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Senior management

SambaNova has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SambaNova 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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Reviews by job title

55 reviews

1.0

Jul 8, 2025

Sinking ship

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A few good people in AI team

Cons

So many 1) A CEO whose only interest seems to be looking good on TV. Hands free management 2) A sales management that changes faster than the weather 3) Spends on unnecessary expenses - changing the logo and declaring its a great day for the company 4) Lots of gangs and in fighting. Hires and promotes own friends 5) Have not seen any new breakthrough in products for a long time 6) Can't decide if the company wants to focus on on-prem or cloud 7) Not sure if it will last till 2026 with the cash burn rate and low revenue 8) The incessant internal politics - gangs can decide not to follow the direction and stop talking to each other.

4.0

Feb 25, 2022

Salary

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility Amenities Lunch Location Convenience Amenities Lunch Dinner Location Convenience

Cons

Office Atmosphere Work overload Low pay Training Not diversify

1.0

Aug 11, 2023

worst company to work with

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nothing as of now, will update if found anything

Cons

full of micromanagement, office politics

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