Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Snowflake Inc.
Large (~5,000)
✨ AI-generated
Best For
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Snowflake Inc.
Best for: Data engineers and cloud infrastructure professionals seeking competitive compensation and rapid career growth in a high-growth SaaS company.
Ratings
DatabricksSnowflake Inc.
4.1
4.1
Overall
3.9
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.0
Culture & Values
4.3
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.9
3.9
Career Opps
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Frank Slootman)
Culture Values
Databricks only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Snowflake Inc. only
🪟 Transparent🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
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
Snowflake Inc.
- Highly competitive salary and equity packages attract top talent
- Clear product impact working on the leading cloud data platform
- High-pressure, fast-moving environment can create work-life balance challenges
- Large organization has become more bureaucratic as it scales
Bottom Line
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Snowflake Inc.
Choose Snowflake if you want strong compensation and impact in data cloud infrastructure — but expect fast-paced execution and occasional work-life balance trade-offs.
Open Roles
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
Snowflake Inc.
No open roles currently listed
Summary
Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Snowflake Inc. scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Databricks also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive. Snowflake Inc. also emphasizes Transparent, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Databricks has 845 open roles and Snowflake Inc. has 0 open roles.