Pros
-Cool product -High achieving colleagues/peers -Company has a bright future -Slightly above market to above market pay, depending on the team -Very high level of internal transparency -Good office perks like free lunch -Most employees are offered Equity -Some teams are great
Kontras
-Terrible WLB. Databricks is completely unafraid to work their employees on all teams into the ground. All parts of the organization report horrible WLB in company-wide surveys. -“New managers” who can’t manage -Significant office politics on some teams -Gossip. Not all employees safeguard job-specific information from individuals on other teams. -Equity. Be extremely careful to understand what you’re actually getting and when at the time of negotiating your Databricks offer. You may be getting far less value than you thought you were. -Lack of diversity in many parts of the company -No 401(k) match