Cloudera Reviews

Pros

Cloudera has super smart people at the individual contributor and first line management levels. There is a collaborative atmosphere. People are quick to help one another out. The technology is interesting. The pay is good. Untracked/unlimited time off is great.

Cons

I worked at Cloudera for many years and used to love it. However, the culture started changing when they merged with Hortonworks in 2019, and went downhill quickly when the new CEO, Rob Bearden, took over. Now it feels like employees are considered cogs in a machine and work-live balance is no longer a concern. Even a year after the merger, priorities are in disarray and communications are chaotic.

Pros

Cloudera founders are almost all gone. Thanks goodness! They have plenty of cash on hand so can afford to make some mistakes.

Cons

Cloudera seems to have taken the worst aspects of its culture forward with the Hortonworks acquisition. That has served to destroy both the human side of the culture as well as shareholder value.

Pros

I do believe that over the past year management has made staff selections whereas they did keep the best of Hortonworks and Cloudera.

Cons

While choosing the best of the best was the right move, unfortunately the cultures still don't mix, even a year later. Teams are not working together as a unit. Some team members are quick to claim credit for an idea or project when the concept was suggested or created by another team member.

Pros

Missed the boat on any pros

Cons

Arrogance historically rewarded Lost cause Cross functional alignment non existent Abortive merger a sign of misguided management Lack of cloud strategy This company is 5 years behind due to aforementioned cons.