CoreWeave
Large (~1,800)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Best For
CoreWeave
Best for: Infrastructure engineers who want GPU cloud exposure with strong equity upside
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
CoreWeaveDatabricks
3.6
4.1
Overall
3.2
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.1
4.0
Culture & Values
3.8
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.4
3.9
Career Opps
👍 62% Recommend
👤 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
CoreWeave only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats
Databricks only
🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
CoreWeave
- GPU cloud infrastructure leader backed by NVIDIA ($2B investment)
- Strong compensation and equity — especially valuable post-IPO
- Work-life balance can be challenging — some teams expect off-hours availability
- Culture and values rated 3.1/5 — processes still maturing
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
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside — but culture and processes are still maturing.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Open Roles
CoreWeave — 251 jobs
💻 Engineering
108
💼 Sales / GTM
25
📋 Product
19
💰 Finance
12
⚙️ Operations
12
📣 Marketing
10
⚖️ Legal
7
📊 Data
6
👤 HR / People
5
🎨 Design
3
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
CoreWeave scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity. CoreWeave also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats. Databricks also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, CoreWeave has 251 open roles and Databricks has 842 open roles.