Is Tableau Software a good company to work for?

Tableau Software has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,250 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Tableau Software to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Tableau Software have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Product Consultant and Senior Software Engineer .

Does Tableau Software pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tableau Software employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tableau Software. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tableau Software?

70% of Tableau Software employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tableau Software 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tableau Software?

Software Engineer (56) , Account Executive (50) , Technical Support Engineer (40) , Sales (33) , Sales Area Manager (33) , Senior Software Engineer (25) , Account Manager (21) , Operations (17) , Enterprise Account Executive (15) , Product Consultant (14) , Sales Manager (14) , Software Engineer(Internship) (13) , Sales Consultant (12) , Manager (11) , Senior Technical Support Engineer (11)

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

"flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 163 reviews)); "The culture is great and as employee it is easy to feel supported personally and professionally." ((in 162 reviews)); "Great benefits and a fully" ((in 116 reviews)); "The team was great about giving me the support I needed to come up to speed and learn the environment." ((in 33 reviews)); "Challenging work and great colleagues" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Poor management from Salesforce acquisition onward" ((in 65 reviews)); "6) Did I mention low pay?" ((in 45 reviews)); "salary is low and no long future" ((in 30 reviews)); "As anywhere, if your direct manager doesn't support you, can be difficult to find purpose." ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management for some areas is clueless." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Tableau Software layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Tableau Software locations?

Seattle , Austin , Washington , New York , Kirkland , Palo Alto , San Francisco , Chicago , Fremont , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , San Diego , West Seattle , American Fork , Aldie , Oceanside , Dallas , Texas City , Brazil , Columbus , California City , Menlo Park , Santa Clara , Boulder , Bainbridge Island , Redmond , Tacoma , Philadelphia , Columbia , Saint Augustine

Tableau Software reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,147 total reviews)

Mark Nelson

70% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Tableau Software has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,147 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tableau Software 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

5.0

Jun 11, 2015

Awesome place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In addition to excellent benefits (100%-paid health, stock benefits, commuter subsidy, free food, amazing parties) there is an incredible culture. Everyone truly embodies our core value of “humble smart”. I have honestly never worked with smarter people in my life. There is a high degree of collaboration with little emphasis on title or position. We are great about giving people the benefit of the doubt and quick to recognize a job well done. Though everyone works very hard, we routinely take the time to pause after a big project to celebrate...something we do quite well if I do say so myself. :) Everything from silent disco dancing parties to Mariners baseball games. We know how to celebrate and foster friendships among coworkers. Recently, during bike-to-work month, we received free, specially catered meals, free Tableau jerseys and free bike tune ups. It was a great way to go above and beyond to celebrate the event! I feel very valued as an employee at Tableau and highly recommend working here.

Cons

It can be challenging to get one’s foot in the door. (Tableau is such an awesome place to work, everyone wants to be here.) It can take time and many attempts to move forward in the applicant process. The growth rate is incredible, and as such, there are some growing pains when it comes to onboarding within teams. Approval processes can also be lengthy as each organization grows. Thankfully, these are known areas of opportunity, and processes are currently being built to address them.

Tableau Software Response

11y

Thanks so much for your feedback! We agree we do have a lot of great benefits and fun at Tableau! We appreciate your comments on what we can improve on, and we're always looking for ways to make our processes more efficient!

2.0

Jun 10, 2015

Monotonous & Stressful Work

Sam

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Market leading product. Good salary (if you're hitting quota). Lots of sales training. Trips to the US. Free food. Do well and you may well be promoted quicker than at other companies.

Cons

If you're applying for a sales role within the Commercial team, know that this is a glorified call centre. Client-facing opportunities arise but you're told you can't leave the office. Meanwhile client is telling you the competition is delighted to come out and see them. Micro management that prefer the stick to the carrot. Growth plans are aggressive and the pressure trickles down. Long sales cycle (although management will insist it doesn't need to be) so it's hard to land big deals within 6 month probation. Inequality across the territories - be prepared to see some of your colleagues booking constant "blue bird" deals or having partners book 50%+ of their deals whilst you're bending over backwards for a single license deal.

2.0

Jun 9, 2015

Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Desktop product, genuine desire to please customers.

Cons

When does a business become a cult? Enthusiastic, clean-cut, charismatic leader with a gift for public speaking: Check. A strong message embraced by the entire organization and evangelized to the world at every opportunity: Check. Energetic, hyperbolic, youth-centric culture that prides itself in unwavering postivity yet subtly punishes those who do not subscribe to their fervor: Check. Infantilization of its members by encouraging a childlike attitude, and by providing food in lieu of competitive salary: Check. You have been warned.

Tableau Software Response

11y

Thanks for your review. I'd like to encourage you to reach out to your manager or HR team to share some of your thoughts listed above. We take our values and employee experiences seriously and would love the chance to see what we can to do improve your experience at Tableau.

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