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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Databricks?

75% 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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Databricks?

Solutions Architect (139) , Software Engineer (132) , Account Executive (119) , Enterprise Account Executive (74) , Senior Solutions Architect (41) , 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 236 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 171 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 124 reviews)); "Great benefits and a generous fitness stipend!" ((in 83 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 79 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 28 reviews)); "Unprofessional managers will wear everybody down." ((in 27 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 19 reviews)); "life balance as much as possible." ((in 15 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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Databricks reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,633 total reviews)

Ali Ghodsi

91% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,633 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Apr 13, 2016

work here if you want to be at the cutting edge of big data

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best engineers I have worked with, every meeting and discussion is productive, I learn constantly from all my colleagues and people here are very helpful and just a great group. We are building a great product and have the right team and a fantastic group of hard working and exceptionally talented engineers so I am very bullish on our prospects. There is transparency at every level in this company and I feel we are all working together to achieve something great, which is highly motivating.

Cons

nothing i can think of

5.0

Dec 29, 2015

Taking on a large market opportunity with a bunch of smart people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The intellectual horse power here is through the roof. We have the smartest and brightest talent in the Valley building a best-of-breed platform that is solving complex big data problems. No one comes in with an ego, no matter how successful they are. People are collaborative and everyone is eager to figure things out. Everyone shares the same passion and excitement to make this an awesome company.

Cons

There is a lot of work to get done, which to me is the fun part!

5.0

Dec 18, 2015

Gaining a lot of momentum

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great perks that are above industry standard for a high-tech startup - Great sense of unified effort toward company success/culture is vibrant - Spark is a hot technology garnering a lot of industry interest

Cons

Nothing comes to mind. Normal start-up growing pains but that's what makes it fun.

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