Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Celonis
Best for: Enterprise software engineers and data scientists who want to work on process mining at scale with solid equity packages and a clear market leader position
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
CelonisDatabricks
3.8
4.1
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.0
Culture & Values
3.8
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.9
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Databricks only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Celonis
- Strong learning and development opportunities with excellent internal mobility
- Great team culture with supportive colleagues and mentorship from leadership
- Below-market compensation compared to other tech companies of similar size
- Frequent organizational changes and restructuring with poor communication from leadership
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
Celonis
Process mining market leader with decent equity and a learning culture, but at 3,800+ people expect real corporate layers — best for those who want large-enterprise scale over startup agility.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Open Roles
Celonis — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
68
💼 Sales / GTM
39
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
🎧 Support
3
💰 Finance
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
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
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. Celonis also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate. Databricks also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 175 open roles and Databricks has 842 open roles.