Apollo.io
Large (~800)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Apollo.io
Best for: Product builders who want strong PMF and competitive comp at a sales-tech leader
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
Apollo.ioDatabricks
4.0
4.1
Overall
3.6
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.0
Culture & Values
4.1
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.1
3.9
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 81% CEO Approval (Matt Curl)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
Apollo.io only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌐 Remote-Friendly
Databricks only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Apollo.io
- Strong product-market fit — best-in-class sales intelligence platform
- Competitive compensation with RSUs, performance bonuses, and paid health insurance
- Some reports of leadership involvement in granular decisions and frequent pivots
- Work-life balance challenges under high-growth pressure
Databricks
- Engineers who built Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow — deep technical pedigree
- Strong compensation and equity packages consistently above market
- Hypergrowth means org changes are constant — teams restructure frequently
- Some legacy Spark-era tech debt that can slow down new features
Bottom Line
Apollo.io
Choose Apollo.io if you want best-in-class sales intelligence with competitive comp — but leadership can be hands-on.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Open Roles
Apollo.io — 45 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
16
💻 Engineering
9
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
3
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Databricks — 842 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
353
💻 Engineering
284
📋 Product
39
📣 Marketing
34
📊 Data
22
👤 HR / People
12
🧠 ML / AI
12
⚙️ Operations
11
🎨 Design
6
💰 Finance
5
⚖️ Legal
5
Summary
Apollo.io scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Apollo.io also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Remote-Friendly. Databricks also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Apollo.io has 45 open roles and Databricks has 842 open roles.