Databricks reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,623 total reviews)
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Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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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5.0
May 19, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Building an amazing product is one thing - but when a company is centered around ensuring clients are successful and employees are happy, engaged and sponsor ideas that foster growth and innovation - it is an awesome combination. Love it here, and the core values continue to be placed front and center!

Cons

Not so much a negative, rather, it's important to keep in mind that this is a highly desirable technology space to be in, meaning it brings a lot of competition - meaning, you always have to be comfortable with being a little uncomfortable in learning new things, knowing the space, knowing the product as it's a high paced, quickly changing environment.

5.0
May 18, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Even as a large and growing company, Databricks has retained a lot of the fast-moving and exciting aspects of a startup: fast product development, energy in initiatives for improvement, and opportunities for learning and making an impact. The culture is very collaborative, both at a team level and across the organization. I've always found my teams well-bonded, and it's pretty easy to reach across to other orgs when you need outside help. Databricks moves quickly, and you're expected to as well. For some, that's a plus, and it means you have chances to grow and prove yourself. That said, as management has matured over the years, it's also become easier to get the time you need to maintain a work-life balance. It also doesn't hurt that the business is doing incredibly well, has tons of funding, and is behind some of the biggest open source projects out there.

Cons

Employees are expected to learn and execute quickly and assume ownership of things. In such a culture, it's easy for a new employee to feel like they need to figure out how to swim by themselves. That's not the case: it's great to ask for help. However, you often have to ask for what you need, not wait for someone to reach out. Databricks has and continues to grow quickly, nearly doubling in most years. That's great overall, but it does introduce constant change and growing pains. I'd say they've been managed pretty well. It helps when I view this as exciting, not stressful.

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