Databricks Reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,617 total reviews)
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91% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Databricks has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,617 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
23 May 2023

No work life balance at Salesforce team

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I really don't recommend anyone to join Salesforce team at Databricks. No work life balance. Unrealistic expectations. Expected to spend more than 15 Hours to spend for companies since managers are spending same time.

Cons

No work life balance. expected to work more than 15 Hours for the company because management folks are spending time. 80% of the Salesforce resources gets really low points for various reasons and the reasons are laughable

1.0
10 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

(1) Base pay is moderate but great paper money through stocks (2)Great amenities like free food , snacks , office space, cab, gym allowance (but you'll have no time and peace of mind to enjoy it )

Cons

1) no onboarding - namesake enablement and mentorship .You are on your own from day1 2)Lot of metrics and day to day target - forcing only on quantity and not on quality - only super human can achieve this 3)Many rounds of interview which spans across months to get hired ( includes reference check - might call your existing company colleagues through backdoor without your approvals- offer letter gets released after the reference check- so beware , you might end up losing your existing job as well 😜) (4) Average 15-17 hours of work everyday - and they expect individuals to support on weekends as well (5)Hire and fire policy -favouritism and managers can shout at you anytime if you don't meet their expectations (6) Though they provide enough leaves - you can't avail them (7) It's a pure individual contributor role - no team work, you won't get help from teammates as everyone will be busy with unachievable targets (8) Very toxic and stressful work culture - be prepared to join only if you can forget life and family (9) Please join here only if you just need money and are ok to sacrifice your life and health

1.0
13 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Visionary CEO and Founding team with a strong product roadmap

Cons

Ruthless Hire and Fire policy implemented by a few teams in India expecially GDC Professional Services team. Firing is fully discriminated and leadership is favorable and Biased towards a few people. Lot of Regional Bias and horrible culture. You never know who they fire and that too with a couple of week's notice and in some cases a day's notice. CEO insists on strong technical leadership, but a few leaders in India lack basic knowledge on Databricks. They are mastered in Firing ruthlessly. CEO gives high impact technical presentations, while middle management mumble infront of customers or they shield themselves using RSAs. Structured, performance based and unbiased lay off's based on performance are totally fine. Ruthless firing and being favorable to a specific set of people based on region is unbearable. I am writing with bottom of my heart that mid-senior leadership is safe guarding folks from their region and firing potential talent.

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