Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Suno
Small (~200)
Best For
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Suno
Best for: Creative technologists who want to work at the intersection of AI and music at a rocketship hitting $300M ARR
Ratings
DatabricksSuno
4.1
4.2
Overall
3.9
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.3
Culture & Values
4.3
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.9
4.0
Career Opps
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Mikey Shulman)
Culture Values
Databricks only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Suno only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Suno
- Building the leading AI music platform with 2M+ paid subscribers and explosive growth
- Creative, mission-driven team working at the intersection of AI and music
- Compensation & benefits rated 3.5/5 — below market for AI startups
- Startup growing pains — processes and structure still catching up to rapid scaling
Bottom Line
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Suno
Mission-driven team building the leading AI music platform with explosive growth — but startup growing pains and below-market comp for the AI space.
Open Roles
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
Suno — 44 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📋 Product
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
💼 Sales / GTM
1
Summary
Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Suno scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Databricks also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive. Suno also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Databricks has 842 open roles and Suno has 44 open roles.