Good compensation (considering paper money), smart people. Many new initiatives.
Bad WLB. Management likes to overcommit. a lot of tech debt.
How is career growth at Databricks? More specifically for L4 to L5? I saw some comments saying that it’s slow, but if the company is growing so fast, then how can career growth be slow? #databricks
8YOE all in google. Stuck at L5 over 3 yr. Thinking of taking Databricks senior offer. Can people in databricks share the stories? Is the perf process also as heavy as google? How clear career progression looks like? Tc <350k New 530k
I’m considering an L4 offer at Databricks. I keep hearing that career growth there is much slower than Meta which seems a little non-sequitur… What has your experience been like? What’s the mean time you’ve seen for L4 ->; L5 and L5 ->; L6? TC at Meta: ~280k L4 Waiting on DB offer details. Wi
Current in the loop for an L4 SWE position at Databricks. How is promo velocity for 50th percentile and 95th percentile engineer? Are they slow like Google or faster like FB? Current TC: 270k YoE: 1.5
Wondering what the community thinks about these two companies. Trying to decide between them for an internship. Looking for the best option when it comes to future career growth, full time employment, coworkers and learning, and name recognition. The work at both these companies sound super interes...Read more
What company would you prefer for career development as a software engineer in Amsterdam?
I am looking to build cool and interesting solutions with customers to help their business, which I am doing at AWS. Is databricks similar? I don't see much info on the Field Engineering role and opinions of it TC: 284k YOE: 6
Hi everyone! Graduating soon and need some advice. Which one should I pick? Also, if anybody knows the bands for these roles, is there room for negotiation (specifically Databricks)? How is career progression at these companies? Where could I hit senior the fastest? Edit: This post is getting a lo...Read more
So netflix google meta openai nvidia amazon microsoft uber airbnb anthropic databricks I will start I think prestige belongs to Amazon because the world runs on AWS, the pioneer of cloud computing. Everyone should kneel down and beg for career opportunities at Amazon
Hello. I’m currently doing an MSCS at the same school I got my BS (Cal) I interning at databricks this summer and was supposed to finish my MSCS over the fall (5 months), however I’ve heard from past interns at Cal that they lets you just join databricks post intern if I withdraw from my MSCS as w...Read more
Onsites Google 1x Amazon 1x Microsoft 1x Robinhood 1x Twitch 1x Salesforce 1x Databricks 1x App Lovin 1x Anyscale 1x Apple 1x Square 1x In 5 years of my career, I was rejected practically everywhere. I was accepted only to a couple companies, ScaleAI, Google, and a couple unicorn startups. Other co...Read more
Got offers from both Databricks and DoorDash. My top priorities are: learning opportunities/transferable skills >; career growth >; compensation Numbers below do not include bonus DoorDash (SF): TC ~180k USD Databricks (Canada): TC ~150k CAD Would love to hear people's thoughts on these two o
*TikTok Compensation (TC)*: - $375k: - Base: $240k - Bonus: 25% - RSU: $75k *Databricks TC*: - $350k: - Base: $195k - Bonus: 12% - RSU: 7,000 units @ $73 each --- *TikTok*: *Pros*: 1. Higher cash component. 2. 401k matching program. 3. RSUs vest annually. *Cons*: 1. Potential ban...Read more
How is Databricks as a company in terms of culture, pay, career development and wlb? #databricks #software #engineering
Hi all, in a peculiar situation where I find myself in a fortunate position at Airbnb with the ipo. However, I have two other opportunities and I am considering them: 1. Databricks:tc 700k depending on how you value equity 2. Netflix: comp around 600k 3. Airbnb (current): comp around 1.3m for next ...Read more
I am a senior software engineer at LinkedIn. I am about 18 months away from a Staff promotion. Recently interviewed and received offers from Stripe, Robinhood and Databricks. Help me decide which one to choose. Current TC: 380k TC at all these places: ~450k I am optimizing for upside and career gr...Read more
Hello, Just trying to calibrate. What would a director mean in Google terms at databricks? TC 700 Thank you very much #databricks #careers #compensation
Hi blind fam! I am looking for a referral to Databricks for this role https://www.databricks.com/company/careers/university-recruiting/mba-intern---strategy--operations-7295056002?gh_jid=7295056002&gh_src=62a881d62 - please let me know if anyone can refer me? #databricks #referral
Deciding between Datadog and Databricks for new grad. Databricks TC is around 220k recurring, and Datadog is around 170k recurring. They both have the same base so I get less stock from Datadog, but it is public. I'd ideally want to be able to work on systems/distributed systems. Main things I'm c...Read more
Learn Databricks or Snowflake for ML/DE career?