Asana
Large (~1,700)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Asana
Best for: Engineers and PMs who want genuine work-life balance and transparent leadership at a public tech company that practices what it preaches about how work should feel
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
AsanaDatabricks
4.1
4.1
Overall
4.2
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.9
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent
Databricks only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Pros & Cons
Asana
- Exceptional work-life balance and supportive team culture
- Highly transparent leadership with strong D&I commitment
- Senior management accountability concerns and frequent reorgs
- Mandatory hybrid schedule — 3 days in office per week
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
Asana
Choose Asana if you want sustainable pace, strong D&I, and a learning-first engineering culture at a public company — but expect hybrid 3-day in-office and some reorg turbulence.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Open Roles
Asana — 129 jobs
💻 Engineering
50
💼 Sales / GTM
22
📋 Product
9
⚙️ Operations
8
🎨 Design
6
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
3
📣 Marketing
3
⚖️ Legal
2
💰 Finance
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
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Diverse & Inclusive. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Transparent. Databricks also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Databricks has 842 open roles.