One of a Kind Culture - Senior Product Specialist Databricks Employee Review

5.0
Feb 11, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

* A company full of wicked smart yet humble folks, great collaborative spirit, lots of contagious enthusiasm * Extremely transparent, truth seeking, bias for action culture - so many ways and opportunities to make your mark * So many interesting and unique technical, business, and customer challenges that come with working on a large-scale data platform - you will never be bored, and if you are, there's always something else to work on

Cons

* The product itself is moving fast, changes can be overwhelming, knowledge management is a neverending game of whack-a-mole * A ton of organizational growing pains as we've gone from 500 to 5,000 employees, sometimes overly vague reorgs, shifting career ladders, false starts at some programmatic rigor, I expect this to continue as we grow

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Fastest growing company Good Product

Cons

Work Life Balance can be improved for employees

2.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great teams made up of smart, motivated people. Databricks is an exciting place to work because it is part of the growing data and AI tools space. The benefits and income are also good overall.

Cons

Databricks no longer feels like a startup. There are now multiple layers of bureaucracy, and leadership can feel territorial rather than collaborative. Over time, it can seem like business growth and internal politics have become stronger drivers than innovation or employee experience. For long-tenured employees, it may become harder to stay excited or feel challenged. Other companies may offer a more energizing environment.

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