Is Snowflake a good company to work for?

Snowflake has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,242 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Snowflake to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Snowflake have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Software Engineer and Account Executive .

Does Snowflake pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Snowflake employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Snowflake. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Snowflake?

66% of Snowflake employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Snowflake 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Snowflake?

Sales Development Representative (SDR) (103) , Software Engineer (94) , Account Executive (75) , Sales Engineer (43) , Sales (39) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , Corporate Account Executive (28) , Enterprise Account Executive (23) , Software Engineer(Internship) (22) , Solutions Architect (15) , Sales Director (12) , Software Engineer Intern (11) , Commercial Account Executive (10) , Senior Sales Engineer (10) , Solutions Engineer (10)

What are the pros of working at Snowflake according to real employee reviews?

"For the most part great people and easy to understand assignments." ((in 106 reviews)); "Great culture and focus." ((in 102 reviews)); "Good pay very competitive in the market" ((in 59 reviews)); "Good benefits, supporting growth culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Work life balance is bad." ((in 29 reviews)); "Most of these managers haven’t actually hired a snowflake employee before." ((in 22 reviews)); "Arrogant middle and upper management" ((in 11 reviews)); "Long hours and was on Zoom" ((in 9 reviews)); "No 401k match and lots of turnover." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Snowflake layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Snowflake locations?

San Mateo , Denver , Bellevue , Atlanta , San Francisco , New York , Menlo Park , Seattle , Dublin , Boston , Austin , Washington , Chicago , Dallas , San Diego , Charlotte , San Jose , Raleigh , Houston , Irvine , Mountain View , Palo Alto , Portland , Tampa , Jersey City , Newark , Virginia Beach , Arlington , New York Mills , Traverse City

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Snowflake reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,062 total reviews)

Sridhar Ramaswamy

72% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Snowflake has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,062 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Snowflake 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

1K reviews

4.0

Feb 9, 2026

Good place to work

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product company Innovation oriented Competitive Salary Work life balance

Cons

Recent frequency of senior management changes impacts the overall system. Although it is a needed changes in every few years for new perspectives. Insecure future, since 2026 changes.

3.0

Feb 7, 2026

big tech as it's best/worst

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good product, good pace, many challenges competitive salary, many perks

Cons

too much politics, need VP as your friend or die big tech debt, development nightmare too much focus on direct DB competition

3.0

Feb 6, 2026

Good pay but intense

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pay is good - Some areas have interesting work - Company is pushing to be AI-first - internally and in products

Cons

- Managers tend not to be very supportive - Stock performance is poor relative to peers and market - Work can be intense and the hours long. (One former 10+ year Snowflake employee has said, "One year at Snowflake is like three years at other companies." Others have made similar statements.)

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