Does Databricks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Databricks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Databricks. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Databricks?

76% of Databricks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Databricks 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Databricks?

Solutions Architect (139) , Software Engineer (132) , Account Executive (119) , Enterprise Account Executive (74) , Senior Solutions Architect (41) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (36) , Resident Solutions Architect (27) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Solution Architect (26) , Sales (24) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (20) , Customer Success Engineer (19) , Strategic Account Executive (19) , Technical Solutions Engineer (17) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"The culture is great and healthy." ((in 231 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 183 reviews)); "Great Leadership who really do provide a lot of clarity into how the business is run and are always happy to lean in with customers." ((in 123 reviews)); "And good benefits" ((in 77 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"No work life balance as this company is evolving with technology at high speed" ((in 81 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 32 reviews)); "Unprofessional managers will wear everybody down." ((in 28 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 22 reviews)); "life balance as much as possible." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Databricks layoffs in 2026?

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

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Databricks reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,632 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Feb 1, 2023

Great technology, smart people, very open and friendly atmosphere.

Sr. account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best technology for Big Data & AI, no real competition. Great pay, great equity options. Surrounded by extremely smart and friendly people. Great benefits Good work life balance

Cons

Very technical regardless of your background you will be going back to school for a while.

4.0

Jan 25, 2023

Hot Startup

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Selling cutting edge data and AI platform that strengthens enterprise sales experience Access to top engineering talent and sales support

Cons

Very fast paced and internal changes/movement constantly happening

3.0

Jan 24, 2023

Could be amazing - but slowly going towards mediocre

Senior solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The original tech is amazing, ie. spark, mlflow Hired some great tech people in the past Wide array of clients and topics

Cons

Product teams turned into a chaos - half of the new features are not innovative Sales leadership is a copy paste Salesforce - turning very old school corporate with all the nasty politics

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