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 (117) , 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 185 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 81 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 64 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 79 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 28 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 23 reviews)); "life balance as much as possible." ((in 14 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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4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,620 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 1,620 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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2K reviews

5.0

Oct 8, 2020

Top Notch Product & Product Team

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Best product on the market - Incredible growth over the last 6 years - Focused on future growth of the company - CEO itself is highly skilled so you can imagine for rest of the people

Cons

So far, I have nothing but positive things to say about Databricks. If you're looking to get into best company in the planet at a very fast growing startup, I highly recommend Databricks!!!!!

5.0

Oct 8, 2020

Great people, great culture, great problems

Lead data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Databricks has some of the smartest minds in industry including both the technical talent and leadership. The company moves very quickly with a strong culture of innovation. I've never felt resource constrained over my 3 years at the company. The general problem set that we work on is incredibly impactful on both data science and some of the largest data engineering workloads in the industry. I've also really appreciated the insight of both our executive leaders and our advisors (especially Ben Horowitz, who is a hell of a visionary).

Cons

I haven't felt like there are too many downsides of working here. Databricks has been in hyperscale mode for the entire time I've been here. That has posed its own challenges, especially in maturing mid-level management. I think this problem is largely behind us as there are now better defined career paths and division of labor while maintaining good collaboration

5.0

Oct 6, 2020

Outstanding opportunities with an incredible team

Vice president customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Super smart people, will stretch you every day - World beating tech, proven in the community and in our customers - Strong, visionary leadership team and engaged founders - Fast paced, execution focused: stuff gets done - In current world (COVID) leadership very tuned in to work/life balance, encouraging time off, breaks during the day, time away from desk, walking meetings/calls etc.

Cons

None for me so far

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