Is Teradata a good company to work for?

Teradata has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,902 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Teradata to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Teradata have been left by employees working as PS Consultant , Data Engineer and Solutions Architect .

Does Teradata pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Teradata employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Teradata. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Teradata?

64% of Teradata employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Teradata 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Teradata?

Software Engineer (261) , Data Engineer (112) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Consultant (73) , Technical Consultant (71) , PS Consultant (48) , Account Executive (45) , Professional Services Consultant (42) , Senior Consultant (41) , Data Scientist (35) , Associate Technical Consultant (34) , Director (33) , Solutions Architect (31) , Manager (30) , Cloud Engineer (26)

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

"Great people and a real sense of 'Family'" ((in 288 reviews)); "Good culture and very diverse" ((in 210 reviews)); "Work culture is good and best" ((in 124 reviews)); "Good Benefits and health benifits" ((in 123 reviews)); "Good Salary and Hike." ((in 122 reviews))

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

"Its always that there will be good and bad management pracitces everywhere" ((in 174 reviews)); "Company is on downside and there are frequent firings and layoffs" ((in 128 reviews)); "Some managers are bad and egoistic." ((in 47 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 27 reviews)); "Senior management should retire and direct the ship in a different direction." ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Teradata layoffs in 2026?

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

What Teradata locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Denver , Dallas , Los Angeles , Austin , Washington

Teradata reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,532 total reviews)

Steve McMillan

64% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Teradata has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,532 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Teradata 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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4K reviews

1.0

Mar 17, 2022

Friends Don't Let Friends Work at Teradata

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are competitive in the tech industry.

Cons

Do you seek a rewarding career with opportunity for growth and development? Do you value competent and well-trained mid-level managers who genuinely care about your success and growth? Do you thrive in a culture that promotes collaboration, teamwork, innovation, and accountability? Do you value autonomy and the opportunity to show up and do your best work every day? Advice to job seekers: If you answered YES to any of these these questions, move on....

2.0

Aug 4, 2020

Lack of Leadership and Nepotism are Rampant

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

--At one time, working at Teradata was exhilarating. The product was cutting-edge, the people were phenomenal, and management drove the company in a successful direction. --Teradata has always had great people. --Terrific customer focus

Cons

--Incompetent leadership --Bad decision making --Lack of understanding of the business --Unclear direction --RIFing good people and replacing them with incompetent cronies

1.0

Nov 15, 2019

Company going down the tank.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of vacation regardless of how long you've worked there.

Cons

Lots of layoffs. Upper management clueless.

Teradata Response

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The board remains confident that Teradata’s market-leading position in cloud-based data and analytics, talented team and strong foundation will drive us forward as we execute our transformation strategy, continue to innovate, and provide exceptional value to our customers. Thanks for your review, and best of luck in your next endeavor.

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