Cohere
Small (~500)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
CohereDatabricks
2.9
4.1
Overall
2.5
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.0
4.0
Culture & Values
3.2
4.3
Comp & Benefits
2.3
3.8
Senior Mgmt
2.5
3.9
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
Cohere only
No unique values
Databricks only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Cohere
- Cutting-edge NLP research from Transformer co-author
- Enterprise AI focus gives real customer impact
- Frequent organizational restructuring has led to notable team turnover
- Internal communication from leadership could be more transparent
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
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Open Roles
Cohere — 116 jobs
💻 Engineering
36
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
📋 Product
8
📣 Marketing
7
💰 Finance
4
👤 HR / People
4
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
2
⚖️ 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
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 1.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Databricks also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 116 open roles and Databricks has 842 open roles.