Is Snowflake a good company to work for?

Snowflake has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,243 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 102 reviews)); "Great culture and focus." ((in 99 reviews)); "Good pay very competitive in the market" ((in 58 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 52 reviews)); "Good salary and perks & bonus" ((in 31 reviews))

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

"Work life balance is bad." ((in 28 reviews)); "Most of these managers haven’t actually hired a snowflake employee before." ((in 20 reviews)); "Arrogant middle and upper management" ((in 12 reviews)); "Long hours and was on Zoom" ((in 9 reviews)); "Politics and bad middle management" ((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

Snowflake reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,063 total reviews)

Sridhar Ramaswamy

72% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,063 reviews)

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Snowflake has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,063 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Feb 28, 2026

Intense

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced, you learn a lot and have ot wear many hats.

Cons

Very intense culture, competitive and brutal.

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.)

4.0

Feb 6, 2026

Exciting wok

Solutions engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture Hyper growth mode Forefront of innovation Customer focus Decent pay

Cons

High travel Not much ability for career growth

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