Contentful
Large (~1,000)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Contentful
Best for: Backend and full-stack engineers who want to work on developer-facing content infrastructure with remote flexibility and an established product used by major brands
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
ContentfulDatabricks
3.4
4.1
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.5
4.0
Culture & Values
3.4
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.2
3.9
Career Opps
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Databricks only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Contentful
- Flexible remote/hybrid setup with strong distributed team culture
- Talented and humble engineering team with approachable, responsive leadership
- Stagnating product development with competition overtaking in key areas
- Internal promotions are difficult with pay disparities between long-tenured and new hires
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
Contentful
Pioneer in headless CMS with genuine remote flexibility, but Glassdoor is below average (3.4, 68% recommend) — reviews mention leadership instability and limited career progression.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Open Roles
Contentful — 114 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Databricks — 845 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
356
💻 Engineering
272
📋 Product
47
📣 Marketing
31
📊 Data
21
⚙️ Operations
18
🧠 ML / AI
11
👤 HR / People
10
💰 Finance
8
🎨 Design
6
⚖️ Legal
5
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 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 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly. Databricks also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Contentful has 114 open roles and Databricks has 845 open roles.