Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Vanta
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who want top-of-market comp at the category leader in security compliance and can handle a meeting-heavy, high-intensity pace
Ratings
DatabricksVanta
4.1
3.8
Overall
3.9
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.9
Culture & Values
4.3
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.9
3.6
Career Opps
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Databricks only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Vanta only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 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
Vanta
- Strong compensation rated 4.3/5 — best category score
- Market-defining product in security compliance automation
- Brutal meeting culture pushing work into nights and weekends
- Virtually no AEs hit quota — targets unrealistically high
Bottom Line
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Vanta
Pays extremely well and owns its market niche, but the meeting-heavy culture and low WLB score (3.3/5) signal this is not for anyone seeking balance.
Open Roles
Databricks — 837 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
367
💻 Engineering
269
📋 Product
49
📊 Data
21
⚙️ Operations
18
🧠 ML / AI
13
📣 Marketing
12
👤 HR / People
8
💰 Finance
7
🎨 Design
6
⚖️ Legal
5
🎧 Support
1
Vanta — 169 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
73
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. Databricks also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Vanta also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Databricks has 837 open roles and Vanta has 169 open roles.