Is Databricks a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Databricks have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 118 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Databricks employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Databricks now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Databricks .

Does Databricks pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Databricks with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 118 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Databricks .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Databricks?

80% of Software Developer employees at Databricks would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 19% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Databricks with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating 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 233 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 175 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)); "Great benefits and a generous fitness stipend!" ((in 70 reviews)); "Some teams are great" ((in 60 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 74 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 29 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 22 reviews)); "life balance as much as possible." ((in 16 reviews))

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Databricks Software Developer reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

96% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Databricks with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Databricks is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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118 reviews

4.0

Jun 30, 2025

Good company, but culture declinng

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Great pay + Good leadership vision

Cons

- bureaucratic - no clear sight of ipo

1.0

May 29, 2025

Great Business, Terrible Place to Work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Company as a whole doing well and good revenue numbers + Talent bar is generally pretty high but not as good as it once was and starting to lose top talent

Cons

- Toxic management + terrible wlb - Becoming increasingly political, which projects you get to work on, promo performance reveiw, has been increasingly about who know. - within AI, constant project churn/changing of road map + lack of product vision, very few successful products - substantially decreased refreshers + comp recently, especially for those who have been there a long time - slow career growth + promo timelines and no longer with the increased pay to justify it - no longer really innovating or doing anything interesting as a company - still no 401k

4.0

May 28, 2025

Good people, nice culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally helpful teammates and manager and ok pay

Cons

Long hours and wlb can be bad depending on teams

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