Databricks reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,620 total reviews)
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Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,620 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Databricks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
May 3, 2023

Avoid like the plague!

Recommend
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Pros

-Decent medical insurance -Gym reimbursement -Self development fund -In office perks -Reinbursement for internet for remote employees.

Cons

Extremely disorganized. Requisitions don't get released until 1 month into the quarter and TA is expected to exceed hiring goals which equals working late nights and most weekends. There isn't a structured process that recruiters have to follow - some have calendly links and some expect sourcers to manually schedule candidates on their calendars. I highly DO NOT recommend working at Databricks as a Sourcer - you will compete against referrals, applicants, and other sources which make it extremely challenging to hit your hiring target. Leadership praises recruiting while sourcing is left in the dust. Sourcers are currently measured on Offer Accepts when in reality they should be measured on quality of candidates/top of funnel. Databricks also recently had a re-org within TA and let go 20% of recruiting and most Sourcers. I would avoid working at Databricks at all costs.

2.0
Jul 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

° Great compensation + benefits ° Huge opportunity for personal growth (you'll be delving into projects and tactics you've always wanted to take a shot at, and you'll be empowered to pursue opportunities you pitch) ° You'll be working with some of the smartest people in the industry

Cons

° The company has zero regards for work-life balance. In an annual company survey, on a scale of 1-100, the marketing department gave Work-Life Balance a score of 64 in back-to-back years. Marketing leadership provided no answers on how they planned to fix this and didn't even care to address how tired or overworked employees were; the CMO simply stated, "This is a startup, this is how it's going to be." Not exactly a ringing endorsement for an entire department seeking improvement ° Speaking of overworked employees, the company provides flexible time off, but it's a ruse. You'll notice that teammates rarely go on vacation, let alone take time off, because they're afraid of coming back to work being piled up even more than it already is. And if you're someone that takes too much time off, you're seen as problematic ° There's very little diversity within the marketing department. Many of the women and people of color have either left or been let go for political and injust reasons ° Marketing leadership ranges from supportive bosses to toxic people unfit to be managers. Employees aren't empowered to be experts and are often working long hours to meet the arduous demands of their bosses who often micromanage (it's not rare to hear about an employee working through the night or on weekends) ° Department doesn't invest in its own people. Employees are frequently terminated by new leadership looking to bring in their people or agencies, and growth/promotion plans have not been established

5.0
Feb 10, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is run by, operated by, and mostly staffed by visionaries and doers. The CEO can even write code and is super comfortable showing executives how easy it is to use the product. Then openness/transparency within the organization is top notch - something I can only hope sticks around as we continue our growth. We've been able to keep the bar high and hire great people who turn out to be great team members, all resulting in a great and happy place to work.

Cons

With rapid growth comes growing pains - sometimes you have to ask around for an answer to something that's super new.

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