Databricks reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,632 total reviews)
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Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,632 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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2K reviews
3.0
Feb 13, 2023

On its way to being a big company

Recommend
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Pros

Good leadership (CEO + finance especially), interesting work, strong engineering team

Cons

Way too much process, middle management is poor, culture is very hierarchical.

5.0
Feb 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Vision from our CEO and wider team. Specifically Ali, who is extremely humble, super dedicated, pragmatic and a great all round leader -Best tech in the market , we are winning the Lakehouse category which is the Data and AI market -Culture is second to none, having come from a strong culture at EMC , this place is the right balance of everything -Values are exactly what they should be. We believe in letting the data decide and win as a team -New EMEA GM and NEMEA GM are awesome to work with and because of this EMEA will be even bigger for the business -Very competitive packages -Fast paced, to some this might not be a good thing, but I love it - Special set of people here that are a joy to work with and make it a place you can build a true career

Cons

- Fast paced business , which I believe is a pro, but if you don’t like it this place isn’t for you

5.0
Feb 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Visionary companies are rare and Databricks is certainly is visionary. The goal and strategy is clear and is clearly articulated by leadership. Leadership is authentic and make hard decisions to optimize for the long term success of the company. Co-workers are intelligent, motivated, and aligned on the vision.

Cons

Different from team to team, but work life balance varies

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