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 227 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 178 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)); "Great benefits and a generous fitness stipend!" ((in 79 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 54 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 78 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 33 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 20 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging." ((in 15 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

(1,633 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,633 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

5.0

May 9, 2023

Very aggressive in the market and the company is built on innovation

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong morals and standards. The company is growing very quickly, so opportunities to advance abound. Compensation is high end.

Cons

Things move very quickly here and you have to work hard to keep up.

5.0

May 9, 2023

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you work with brilliant people and have the opportunity to be at the forefront of Data & AI

Cons

Large backlog for promotion, bad at promoting internally since they are growing so much

5.0

May 6, 2023

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Bright coworkers - Promising mission - Transparent leadership

Cons

- Work life balance is not always the best, the company does not have QA so engineers spend more time debugging

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