Does Starburst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Starburst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Starburst. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Starburst?

60% of Starburst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Starburst 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Starburst?

Account Executive (12) , Software Engineer (9) , Solutions Architect (9) , Sales (8) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (7) , Enterprise Account Executive (5) , Customer Support Engineer (4) , Solution Architect (4) , Director (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Technical Support Engineer (3) , Customer Success (2) , Engineering Leader (2) , Marketing Intern (2) , Product Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Starburst according to real employee reviews?

"Great people across all company functions" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great leadership" ((in 13 reviews)); "Team is always willing to help" ((in 8 reviews)); "Everyone was incredibly knowledgeable and more than willing to help me with any questions that I had." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great company culture" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Starburst according to real employee reviews?

"Global sales leadership inexperienced in leading europeans teams, feedback was never taken aboard" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Starburst redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Starburst redundancy and their outlook for job security at Starburst in 2026.

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Starburst Reviews

3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

Justin Borgman

80% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture and values

3.3

Senior management

Starburst has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starburst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

159 reviews

5.0

21 Dec 2022

Best place to learn, grow and make impactful decisions

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Best in world talent - lots of people to learn from Awesome technology Very strong technical culture - rigorous code reviews, designing for long term, knowledge sharing Very transparent leadership

Cons

It's a startup so some processes are continually evolving - but mostly for the better

Starburst Response

Thank you for your review – we love hearing about our employees’ experiences while developing our products and being a part of our mission. As we grow our teams, we are thoughtful about who we hire to ensure the caliber of talent at our organization is high, so that we can build the best version of Starburst. We are proud of our overall company culture, and our technical culture on the Engineering team as we build for the present and the future, with our long-term vision always top of mind. We appreciate all that you do and are grateful for this feedback! -Justin Borgman, CEO

5.0

10 Feb 2026

Best company to work for support engineer

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great salary, some of the support folks clock one crore per annum in india Good work life balance No pip culture Great vision Business travel to US every year Offsites and parties

Cons

Nothing as of now I can think

4.0

13 Oct 2025

Great Comapany to work with

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Salary - Work culture - Technology - Full remote

Cons

- No cons that I can think of

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Jobs at Starburst

Staff Software Engineer

Bengaluru

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