Does Cloudera pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cloudera employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cloudera. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cloudera?

81% of Cloudera employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cloudera 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cloudera?

Software Engineer (129) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Account Executive (39) , Customer Operations Engineer (39) , Staff Software Engineer (37) , Solutions Architect (29) , Sales (20) , Senior Customer Operations Engineer (19) , Solutions Engineer (18) , Software Engineer(Internship) (17) , Manager (13) , Enterprise Account Executive (11) , Sales Engineer (11) , Software Developer (10) , Staff Customer Operations Engineer (10)

What are the pros of working at Cloudera according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and enjoyable" ((in 123 reviews)); "A few key leaders are very invested in creating and keeping a great culture which gives hope for continued success in this area." ((in 118 reviews)); "Smart people and great SEs" ((in 101 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the projects are challenging." ((in 63 reviews)); "Salary is good and you will have unplug days" ((in 44 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cloudera according to real employee reviews?

"No vision and poor management" ((in 54 reviews)); "People applying here forget that employees leave bad managers." ((in 25 reviews)); "The one that stands out the most is upper management is incompetent." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cloudera redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cloudera redundancy and their outlook for job security at Cloudera in 2026.

Cloudera Reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,272 total reviews)

Charles Sansbury

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,272 reviews)

Cloudera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,272 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cloudera employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

24 Jun 2026

Great for open source development, but on-call can be tough

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Really good place to get into open source development Unplug days are a nice perk (additional holidays essentially) High quality colleagues in the core Apache engineering teams

Cons

Oncall weeks can be brutal depending on the team

Cloudera Response

1w

Thank you for the review. We are glad you enjoyed working on open source with our core Apache teams and found our Unplug days valuable. We also appreciate your feedback regarding the intensity of on-call weeks. We wish you the best in your next chapter.

5.0

17 Jun 2026

Great work-life balance with a supportive team

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

work life balance nice team to work with unplug days

Cons

its not remote 5 days working

Cloudera Response

1w

Thank you for the 5-star review! We are glad you love the work-life balance, supportive team, and Unplug Days. We hear your feedback on the 5-day office presence and appreciate you sharing your experience. Thank you for being a valued part of our team in Bengaluru.

5.0

10 Jun 2026

Great environment with a heavy workload

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great environment, great tech stack, you will have a real impact

Cons

understaffed departments, you can work 24/7 and still will be more work to do

Cloudera Response

3w

Thank you for your 5-star review and your three years of dedication in Dublin. We are glad you value our environment, technology stack, and the impact of your work. We take your feedback regarding staffing and heavy workloads seriously. Balancing impactful projects with employee well-being is a priority, and we are committed to addressing these resource challenges to better support our teams.

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Reviews by job title

Great for open source development, but on-call can be tough

Great work-life balance with a supportive team

Great environment with a heavy workload

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