Engineering Leadership Doesn't Know How to Scale - Anonymous employee Databricks Employee Review

2.0
Mar 17, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Even though we lost/are losing talented engineers, there are still many smart people for now.

Cons

Leadership is doing a great job lowballing engineers. By paying industry average salaries to above average workforce, they manage to save a couple thousand dollars a year. Meanwhile the company has 200 million funds sitting in a bank account collecting interest. People will jump ship finally.

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Pros

Great teams made up of smart, motivated people. Databricks is an exciting place to work because it is part of the growing data and AI tools space. The benefits and income are also good overall.

Cons

Databricks no longer feels like a startup. There are now multiple layers of bureaucracy, and leadership can feel territorial rather than collaborative. Over time, it can seem like business growth and internal politics have become stronger drivers than innovation or employee experience. For long-tenured employees, it may become harder to stay excited or feel challenged. Other companies may offer a more energizing environment.

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