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 227 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 188 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 77 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 58 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 76 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 31 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 23 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging." ((in 16 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

5.0

Jul 9, 2021

Early days but everything seems Awesome!!

Associate customer success engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great Culture - Open, collaborative and people are very easily approachable and everyone is helpful 2. Great Learning Opportunities - You not only learn about Databricks but also end up learning about Azure, AWS, GCP etc. 3. People value and act on feedback provided 4. Compensation is good and greater than industry standards 5. Great perks and benefits

Cons

A few administrative and HR things which are very natural for a rocket growth start-up. Nothing that will really hamper your experience. Just nitpicking here

5.0

Jul 7, 2021

Solid company, lots of potential

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leadership really understands the space, and the product-market fit is great. The strategic initiatives make sense, and the whole company gets easily aligned on them. It's pretty clear to all how the efforts being successful make the company successful. Also clear how teams and individuals can make the efforts successful, so overall rewarding work. There's no infighting, castle-building or passing the buck.

Cons

Still figuring out how to scale, and under-investing in program management. Generally at the inflection point between small and medium company, starting to see cracks where people don't document quite as well, still rely on in-person alignment, and struggling with the ensuing complexity. Same on the product management side, some crises of identity between customer/sales oriented folks and platform/long-term product development. However, not finding it hard to resolve conflicts. The usual growing pains around codebase, refactor, etc. aren't as bad; people generally know what to do, and are juggling it with the immediate needs from customers.

5.0

Jun 30, 2021

Absolutely Fantastic Company!

Competitive intelligence specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing culture where people want to help one another - I get to work with some of the smartest and hardest working people in the business - Great benefits (gym membership reimbursements!) - Management cares about the growth of the company and all of its employees

Cons

Honestly, not a whole lot of cons. Depending on your department, might be some long hours, but nothing that is out of the ordinary (especially for a tech company).

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