Cloudera Employee Reviews about "smart people"

Pros

- Smart people - Good domain

Cons

- Convoluted product line - Too many changes at the top management - Less fun

Pros

Great company! - Very smart people - Transparent and open culture - Company Unplug - Great culture - Great work life balance - DE&I Driven

Cons

Transitional period. Several teams experiencing attrition.

Pros

Nice company Very smart people to work with

Cons

When it’s busy it’s really busy

Pros

Interesting technology, smart people, Bay Area benefits, option for working remotely.

Cons

High turnover in sales. Little managerial interest for career path. Going private in the coming months, so bye-bye ESPP. Difficult market to make money.

Pros

Smart people, the best place to learn

Cons

If you don't like big companies, then it has some typical big company issues

Pros

Work with smart people, good compensation

Cons

Stock price has been lagging, upper management does not seem to care about it.

Pros

Excellent compensation. Chance to work with really smart people.

Cons

Some people (especially managers) don't realise this is not a startup anymore. Moving fast and breaking thins or working without a real system ("my manager told me to fix this and that" is not a system) may have worked earlier, but not anymore.

Pros

Cloudera is a good place to work as an engineer. I can see that the company really takes care of their employees and I feel a sense of loyalty because of this. Work-life balance - From unlimited PTO to "unplug" days that force everyone to take time away from work; Cloudera really does "walk-the-talk" in ensuring there is a sustainable work-life balance. Peers - I have been fortunate to work with lots of smart people at Cloudera that are experts in numerous disciplines. You'll probably work with the person who wrote the book on subject X at some point Management - Management focuses on transparency and regularly makes themselves available to answer questions from rank-and-file employees. Management seems to genuinely care about the employee experience. Growth - The company is reorienting itself to head-off competitors and the ever-evolving competitive landscape. This can be chaotic, but also provides interesting challenges and opportunities to learn and grow. If you want to engineer big data products, Cloudera is the place to be.

Cons

Lacks clear direction - A clear direction is rarely shared by everyone. It doesn't feel like we are all focused on moving in the same direction. Major initiatives do not seem well-organized and can be chaotic. Overseas hiring - Most of the company's hiring is occurring overseas in lower-cost markets. If you lose an Engineer in the US or UK you're most likely going to have to back-fill with someone from a lower cost market who doesn't have as much experience or knowledge. Remote first? - Cloudera is trying to evolve into a remote-first company (as many others are too), but not making enough progress in this area. Home office - There is minimal assistance in maintaining a home office for remote workers. The company only provides a laptop and a one-time stipend which won't even cover the cost of a desk. You'll have to pay for everything else out-of-pocket. Open source - I used to enjoy contributing to open source projects as part of my day-to-day job. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case due to the company's evolving product strategy.

Pros

Compensation, interesting problems, open-source, smart people

Cons

Deadlines can be exhausting at times

Pros

Great compensation - base salaries are strong with share options and bonuses on top, decent benefits (pension, health care), and competitive annual leave. Amazing company culture lots of really helpful, smart (super smart people), smartest people I've worked with. People are fun to work with, hardworking and really know their onions. Its by far the best place I've worked in my career, I love the company and my role The company moves along at a bristling pace even for a tech company. The technology is truly leading edge Executive leadership team are awesome, friendly approachable, fun and set the high bar for the rest of the company.

Cons

Working at Cloudera is demanding, be prepared for intense days, weeks and long hours, work life balance is a bit out but is a part of a company that is growing fast. Initial training is good though not enough opportunity to train once you're stuck into your role. Some of the tenured employees who've become managers perhaps shouldn't have, lack the experience and people skills to manage. A bit US focused - though its getting better as regions grow and become more independent