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?

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, 3.8 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 223 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 182 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 118 reviews)); "Benefits are great (the cheapest health insurance I've ever had in my 20 year career)" ((in 77 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"There is no work life balance to the constant micromanagement from the in" ((in 77 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 30 reviews)); "Unprofessional managers will wear everybody down." ((in 29 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 21 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging." ((in 17 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

(1,623 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,623 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

2.0

Jan 15, 2023

Growing pains make abuse too easy to get away with

Sr specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay & benefits. Strong executive leadership (mostly, with some exceptions that seem to be being handled). Smart & talented hard working colleagues. Excellent product.

Cons

Abusive/toxic middle managers & lower levels of leadership ruin the otherwise good culture. Good people getting run off for bad reasons (“bad culture fit” is sometimes their nice way of saying “they won’t answer my phone calls at 9:30 pm on a Saturday and they don’t laugh at my sexist jokes”). Sales org rampant with bullying and tasteless “not politically correct” jokes that don’t belong in a professional environment. Leadership & HR seem to look the other way on these issues so long as business results are good.

3.0

Aug 11, 2022

Good job - Bad pay

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love the business, great leadership and product,

Cons

Pay your AE's in line with the market. Currently paid circa 50% less than most other AE's. Quota's shooting up with growth but pay not reflecting that. Loyalty doesn't pay at this company.

5.0

Mar 20, 2019

Great place to work and learn

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, collaborative coworkers Engineering driven company Leadership team receptive to feedback, cares about building healthy culture Fun place to work - happy hour, game night, team events, etc are active Work is pretty interesting Solid engineering practices, good balance between shipping and quality Tech stack is pretty modern, work with lots of open-source technologies

Cons

Good brand, but as a newer enterprise data company, not as widely known as a consumer brand like Apple

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