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
Apr 19, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great growth for mid-career, Databricks is growing fast so you'll have the chance to make a huge impact at mid-level Great comp package, total comp is competitive with FAANG with more upside Good work-life balance-- strong focus on delivery but leadership has high trust in the team when there are hiccups/challenges. Engineering-driven organization, so engineers drive roadmaps and determine timelines Deep technical challenges-- you're not just building another CRUD app with the same scaling strategies Investment in engineers' careers-- lots of engineers here have 4+ years at Databricks and staying beyond initial vesting

Cons

Decision-making and ownership could be clearer. With some cross-team projects, it's unclear who is accountable for driving the project and who has the final say D&I numbers are not great. While there is nothing negative if you are an underrepresented individual, there doesn't seem to be org-wide level efforts to drive representation or clear accountability tied to leadership to improve D&I.

5.0
Apr 18, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work for. Lots of smart people to learn from. Huge potential ahead.

Cons

100% busy, lots of customers interested but the team does not scale fast enough. Sense of unfairness is huge in this place, Field engineering RSU is almost 50% those of Software engineering, unlike any other place, that makes me think if I made the right decision to join this team.

5.0
Apr 9, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing "hands on" leadership team. - Customer-centric and "truth-seeking". Very open and transparent culture, centered on making customers successful. - You will be constantly pushed to learn, grow and adapt.

Cons

- Sometimes long hours (but your coworkers) respect boundaries - You're never sitting still (this is really more of a positive)

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