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

5.0

Apr 28, 2021

Great place to learn

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You get to work on new innovative technology - Lots of opportunities to learn - Helpful teammates

Cons

No matching 401k when I was working there

2.0

Sep 2, 2025

Difficult time for the company

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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

3.0

Jun 7, 2025

Great People, Lack Of Transparency From Exec

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The ICs and managers here are great. They’re hard working, helpful, friendly, and dedicated.

Cons

It’s hard to understand what is really going on at SambaNova and how the company is really doing.

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