Databricks ranked #18 on Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology 2025 and offers unlimited PTO, mental wellness benefits, and $1,000 annual career development stipend. However, Glassdoor reviews report 60+ hour weeks with average ratings, constant micromanagement, and "no work life balance." Multiple employees cite bad management as a common theme. The company requires 3-day office attendance at hub offices with badge-swipe tracking.
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Databricks published the "AI Governance Framework" (DAGF) v1.0 in 2024, providing enterprises with 43 key considerations across 5 pillars for responsible AI deployment. The framework covers risk management, legal compliance, ethical oversight, and operational monitoring. Databricks promotes AI ethics boards, staff training on AI ethics, and full lineage tracking connecting model decisions to training data.
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🏠Remote PolicyJan 2025
3-day mandatory office with badge-swipe attendance tracking
Databricks requires most employees at hub offices — San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Seattle, New York, and London — to be on-site at least 3 days per week. Attendance is monitored via badge swipes and weekly reports are sent automatically to employees and their managers. Fully-remote engineering roles are reserved for Staff-level or above and are not offered by default.
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