DataStax Employee Reviews
Out of 2003 DataStax employee reviews, 98% were positive. The remaining 2% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping DataStax improve their work culture. The HR team, with 100% positive reviews, reports the best experience at DataStax compared to all other departments at the company. The Customer Support team offered the most constructive feedback, with 10% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
Review from Marketing Dept
Great culture, leadership, benefits, smart colleagues, challenging problems to solve!
Review from Finance Dept
Fast paced but always learning, growing and working together as a team
Review from Marketing Dept
Review from Sales Dept
What do you like best about the leadership team?
They are brutally efficient at running our company.
Review from Marketing Dept
Datastax's Execution principals & transparency via company all hands meetings
Review from Finance Dept
Transparent, driven, clear concise vision
Review from Marketing Dept
transparency, pause to change directions if needed, constantly thinking strategically
Review from Operations Dept
thoughtful, passionate, transparent, focused and smart
Review from Sales Dept
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
They should do better at being transparent.
Review from Marketing Dept
personally connecting each person working for them and not simply let them go quickly
Review from Operations Dept
Take accountability for performance instead of firing dedicated team members
Review from Sales Dept
Encouraging teamwork instead of blame. DataStax can't fire your way to success.
Review from Sales Dept
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Base pay is very competitive.
Review from Marketing Dept
Our health care benefits are top tier
Review from Finance Dept
100% paid medical and good comp
Review from Marketing Dept
industry par, clear ontime, everytime
Review from Sales Dept
The health benefits are great, I don't pay anything out of pocket. I also like the $1K wellness yearly allowance.
Review from Finance Dept
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Would like a raise for all my hard work and be paid more fairly
Review from Marketing Dept
I actively make decision on how to invest time and budget to drive success in the region, both strategically and hands-on and my compensation is lower than the market in my country.
Review from Marketing Dept
I have been working with the company for almost three years now. I have been moved to many different roles and have done my best at helping achieve the specific team goal.
Review from Engineering Dept
The compensation lags behind taking on additional responsibilities by some time.
Review from Operations Dept
I feel as though I undervalued myself during the hiring process because I really wanted to be part of a dynamic company such as DataStax. But, I know that, if I keep executing & putting my best foot forward, my efforts/value added will be reflected towards my compensation.
Review from Operations Dept
What are some of the best things about your team?
Deep skillsets, dedication to our products, customers, and users.
Review from Marketing Dept
Our team works collaboratively for the best interest of the company
Review from Finance Dept
They are smart and strive to bring their best everyday.
Review from Marketing Dept
Openminded, FUN, non-judgmental, hard working and all team players!
Review from Marketing Dept
smart people, collaborative, always willing to help, respectively share point of view, respectively push back, encouraging, lift each other up
Review from Operations Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
"Together" mindset. Need a focus on reaching a goal rather than what is or could go wrong
Review from Customer Support Dept
I have no feedback to share.
Review from Sales Dept
Better preparation ahead of meetings. Too many invites with no clear objectives.
Review from Product Dept
Stop kissing CEOs butt and take ownership of results
Review from Sales Dept
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
We are encouraged to help and support each other.
Review from Marketing Dept
I love the distributed nature of our workforce
Review from Finance Dept
The remote work environment gives more atonomy
Review from Marketing Dept
Positive and SO collaborative. Everyone works together in all aspects of large projects/events to get deadlines over the line.
Review from Marketing Dept
open to ideas, culture of trying new things and failing, culture of true honestly - you know how people actually feel
Review from Operations Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
More positive feedback and appreciation for DSE/old guard
Review from Customer Support Dept
I have no feedback to share here.
Review from Sales Dept
Stay the course for once
Review from Sales Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
It's been awhile, can't remember exactly.
Review from HR Dept
There were no surprises when I started.
Review from HR Dept
the transparency and feedback throughout the process
Review from Sales Dept
It was a pleasant conversation.
Review from Operations Dept
I wanted to understand more and the team facilitated me. I spoke to multiple Leaders and understood more about the company before I moved. It was an informed decision as DataStax in India was not known to me, but it was a Mutual agreement with clarity.
Review from Sales Dept
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
tell the truth instead of sugar coating
Review from Sales Dept
What makes you most happy at work?
Getting things done. It's great to see the finished product get used.
Review from Marketing Dept
Being able to make an impact to the overall health of the company
Review from Finance Dept
We have really good products
Review from Marketing Dept
The people, my boss, positive energy and teamwork
Review from Marketing Dept
Collaborating with smart and high energy people
Review from Marketing Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
less routine and repetitive work each week, more new projects or interactions, trying new roles, being challenged in different ways
Review from Operations Dept
I think we need more collaborative opportunities
Review from Operations Dept
I have no feedback to share here.
Review from Sales Dept
Bridge between legacy offerings and newer technologies is completely broken
Review from Sales Dept
What do you like best about your company?
They want to make the best product for our users. We are supported to grow and given the resources we need to do so. Not much red tape when it comes to implementing decisions.
Review from Design Dept
Great people, remote culture, cool tech
Review from Customer Support Dept
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Continue to grow and become "well-oiled" — we move fast, and there is always room for improvement with communication between different team
Review from Design Dept
All the thrash. Transparency about what the goals are now
Review from Customer Support Dept