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 228 reviews)); "the people are great and the product is exploding" ((in 180 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 125 reviews)); "Great benefits and a generous fitness stipend!" ((in 77 reviews)); "Good pay (mostly from stocks)" ((in 55 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 83 reviews)); "Unprofessional managers will wear everybody down." ((in 29 reviews)); "You’ll notice a common theme in the reviews for Databricks about bad management, it’s true." ((in 28 reviews)); "No 401k match (though other benefits are above industry standards like fitness perks and RSUs)" ((in 19 reviews)); "life balance can be challenging." ((in 17 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.

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Databricks

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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Jul 31, 2019

High Caliber People And A Great Product

Sales development representative

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The training is top-notch and the benefits are great. It is a culture of people who want to see one another perform at a high-level.

Cons

There are no cons at the moment.

3.0

Jun 16, 2019

Salespeople need "grit" and strict adherence to sales methodology

Enterprise account executive

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Hot product & space. Fast growing company. Smart people at every level. Extensive internal resources. Good internal systems. In-demand resume logo. Partnerships bring in leads. Salespeople in 2018 did very well.

Cons

"Grit" is what leadership wants in salespeople. Long hours is the norm. AEs strictly managed to sales process with little freedom to deviate. Especially hard for opps brought by platform partners in which customer doesn't want to be "sold" to again. Must submit recording of yourself giving the prescribed pitch - likely multiple times, as the positioning changes quickly. Lots of data collection (meeting counts, call counts, use of systems, etc). Long-time solution architects hard to get access too unless opp is highly qualified and substantial. Newbies on their own. Success dependent on accounts you're given. Average sales earnings in 2019 likely substantially lower than 2018 given how many salespeople added.

5.0

Mar 20, 2019

Great place to work and learn

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, collaborative coworkers Engineering driven company Leadership team receptive to feedback, cares about building healthy culture Fun place to work - happy hour, game night, team events, etc are active Work is pretty interesting Solid engineering practices, good balance between shipping and quality Tech stack is pretty modern, work with lots of open-source technologies

Cons

Good brand, but as a newer enterprise data company, not as widely known as a consumer brand like Apple

Viewing 1600 - 1602 of 1,633 Reviews

Jobs at Databricks

Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - LATAM

São Paulo, São Paulo

View job

Manager, Field Engineering

Director, Lakebase Sales Specialists

São Paulo, São Paulo

View job

Lakebase Sales Specialist

São Paulo, São Paulo

View job