DataSift Reviews

4.0

69% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)

Tim Barker

91% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

DataSift has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DataSift employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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22 reviews
5.0
7 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I have a little more than 1.5 years at DataSift under my belt now, and I must say that the company keeps surprising me in a very positive way. As with all start ups there are ups and downs, long hours of hard work solving incredible challenges, but hey - that is what I signed up for, so what's not to like. I am constantly learning new things. I have more fun in this job than I have ever had in school or professionally. Holiday's are a pain as they rob me from my ability to work - yes, a bit on the edge, gut it is actually super cool to work in a place where you catch yourself missing work while on holiday. Anyways, DataSift is on an incredible journey, paving new paths in the art of big data and data science.

Cons

The teams are split across geography (San Francisco, New York and London), which makes decision making, communication and team work more challenging than a single location would.

5.0
15 Jun 2015

Fun and Challenging, lots of Opportunity

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

One of the more interesting places I've worked. Lots of opportunity to carve out what you want to do - a young company without a lot of bureaucratic overhead. If you're looking for a place with rigid oversight, keep looking. If you're interested in somewhere you can explore new aspects of your career and learn quickly, then you'll be happy here. Work/life balance is taken seriously here. If something comes up that needs your time or attention away from work, HR and Management will support you. Managers are encouraged to keep employees from burning out, and there's always something fun going on (Friday socialization in the office, monthly outings, etc). Folks here are great about personal growth, training, and continuing education. If you want to learn something new, they'll support you. This is a big plus in my book.

Cons

The challenge of working with teams in the UK, New York and San Francisco can mean some days are long, or sometimes meetings fall at inconvenient times. Communication is email-heavy, but that beats 7am conference calls. As the company grows, growing pains are natural. Some roles can feel like they need just a bit more than one person, but not quite two, and that's tough. Sometimes it feels like there's nothing to do, followed by a wave of far-too-much. But that's life in a startup, right?

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