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 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Databricks?

77% 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 (137) , Software Engineer (131) , Account Executive (118) , Enterprise Account Executive (74) , Senior Solutions Architect (40) , 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 222 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 179 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 122 reviews)); "Benefits are great (the cheapest health insurance I've ever had in my 20 year career)" ((in 75 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 59 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 79 reviews)); "Unprofessional managers will wear everybody down." ((in 29 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 27 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 25 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

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,622 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

84% 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 1,622 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

3.0

Nov 1, 2025

High expectations but good pay

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay (mostly from stocks) Good experience and opportunities to learn Solid benefits and flexible RTO

Cons

Becoming more toxic and political High expectations and usually unreasonable deadlines Bad tech debt

5.0

Nov 1, 2025

Great place

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and customers Product and company innovation is top

Cons

Could improve too down admin as it takes up a lot of time

3.0

Oct 29, 2025

Great product team Ridiculous Sales team

Sr. solution architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with like minded folks who are super talented. Staying up to date with the latest and greatest in the space of Data and AI. Product and engineering teams are accessible and incredibly talented.

Cons

The go to market team has changed completely in the last two years and we now have corporate overlords from AWS and other cloud providers running the ship. The startup culture is slowly disappearing and work gets done by pointing fingers are sales people.

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