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Hortonworks Company Culture

Hortonworks Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.5/5
Hortonworks' Overall Culture is rated C+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Hortonworks CEO

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Rob Bearden Hortonworks' CEO
Rob Bearden
72 /100

Diversity at Hortonworks

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B

Diverse employees at Hortonworks have rated Meetings, Perks And Benefits, and Compensation as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Hortonworks

Hortonworks eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

25

Hortonworks employees are 25% more likely to recommend Hortonworks as a great place to work

50%Promoters
25%Passives
25%Detractors

Working at Hortonworks

Working at Hortonworks is rated average by 17 employees, across various culture dimensions. Hortonworks employees are most satisfied about Perks And Benefits, Compensation, and Meetings categories, putting Hortonworks’s culture in the Top 50% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 45% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Hortonworks was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Hortonworks

C+

Overall Company Culture at Hortonworks is rated C+

Last updated months ago

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Hortonworks ranks in the Top 50% of other companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 17 Employees

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Hortonworks Employee Reviews

Out of 17 Hortonworks employee reviews, 64% were positive. The remaining 36% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Hortonworks improve their work culture.

64%
36%
Positive Reviews64%
Constructive Feedback36%

Positive Reviews From Hortonworks Employees

  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    pay for performance is a clear tenet of the package
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    the level of talent is unprecedented
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    we are changing the it landscape and as such there are many peaks and valleys but the direction is very clear

Constructive Feedback From Hortonworks Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Committing to plans they have agreed to
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    My VP likes to surround himself with "step and fetch it" yes men. Those of us with a little gray in our beards have had to learn how to survive in a culture that is frankly discriminatory in many ways.
  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    Complete overhaul of the field sales executive ranks.

Hortonworks Company Information

Hortonworks Company Overview

Hortonworks is a business computer software company focused on the development and support of Apache Hadoop.

Hortonworks was founded in 2011 and its current CEO is Rob Bearden. Since its inception 15 years ago, Hortonworks has grown to 950 employees.

Hortonworks Mission, Vision & Values

Hortonworks Mission Statement

Our mission is to manage the world’s data. We have a single-minded focus on driving innovation in open source communities such as Apache Hadoop, NiFi, and Spark. We along with our 1600+ partners provide the expertise, training and services that allow our customers to unlock transformational value for their organizations across any line of business. Our connected data platforms powers modern data applications that deliver actionable intelligence from all data: data-in-motion and data-at-rest. We are Powering the Future of Data™.

Hortonworks Values

  • Passionate about our mission
  • Delivery-focused
  • Thought leaders
  • Clear and direct
  • Team players
  • Transparent (everyone has the maps)
  • Relentlessly positive
  • Always looking for good ideas
  • Willing to recognize and fix our mistakes
  • In love with simplicity (KISS)
HeadquarterSanta Clara, CA 95054
United States of America
Websitewww.hortonworks.com
Founding Date2011
Tel(855) 846-7866
Company StatusPublic
StockHDP
Jobshortonworks.com/careers/

Hortonworks Competitors

Hortonworks competitors include IBM, SAP, Red Hat, and Cloudera. Hortonworks ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Hortonworks compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    IBM's Logo
    IBM
    4.7/5
  2. #2
    SAP's Logo
    SAP
    4.6/5
  3. #3
    Red Hat's Logo
    Red Hat
    4.5/5
  4. #4
    Cloudera's Logo
    Cloudera
    4.1/5
  5. #5
    Hortonworks' Logo
    Hortonworks
    3.5/5
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Hortonworks Employees

Hortonworks has 950 employees. 17 employees at Hortonworks have reviewed Hortonworks across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 17 Hortonworks employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Hortonworks are pleased with their total compensation at Hortonworks, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Hortonworks are pleased with their team. 17 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Hortonworks are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Hortonworks believe the environment at Hortonworks is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Hortonworks is extremely fast. About 33% of the employees at Hortonworks work 8 hours or less, while 17% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Hortonworks are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Hortonworks employees generally work 10.1 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Hortonworks report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Hortonworks have 2 meetings
Meetings
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75% of Hortonworks employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Hortonworks employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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80% of Hortonworks employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Hortonworks employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
A Day in the Life
58% of Hortonworks employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Hortonworks - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Hortonworks is that the company was very prepared on their first day. Hortonworks employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Hortonworks KPIs and OKRs

At Hortonworks 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Hortonworks' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 5 Hortonworks employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 3 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes60%
No40%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Hortonworks CEO & Leadership

Hortonworks CEO - Rob Bearden

Rob Bearden Hortonworks' CEO
72 /100

Hortonworks’s CEO Rob Bearden started in this role in 2012. Rob’s approval rate is just above average, putting Rob in the Top 30% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 50% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. Rob Bearden is well regarded by employees for the Perks And Benefits Hortonworks offers, and ranks among the Top 5% of CEOs by employees in that category. Rob is most liked by employees with 6 to 10 Years experience and Asian or Pacific Islander employees. However, employees with the company for Less than 1 Year have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to Hortonworks’s competitors, Rob Bearden ranks just above Cloudera’s CEO Marty Cole. With Rob’s leadership, Hortonworks employee respondents are most happy about their Perks And Benefits and Compensation. Rob was rated slightly below average for Professional Development.

Hortonworks Leadership

The Hortonworks Executive Team is rated a “B” and led by CEO Rob Bearden, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer Arun Murthy, and Co-Founder Alan Gates

  • Rob Bearden  CEO / President

    Rob Bearden CEO / President

    Rob Bearden serves as the CEO / President of Hortonworks.

  • Arun Murthy Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

    Mr. Arun C. Murthy co-founded Hortonworks Inc. in 2011 and has been its Chief Product Officer since July 14, 2017. Mr.... read more

  • Alan Gates Co-Founder

    Mr. Alan Gates Co-Founded Hortonworks Inc. in 2011. Mr. Gates is an original member of the engineering team that took... read more

  • Shaun Connolly Chief Strategy Officer

    Mr. Shaun Connolly has been Chief Strategy Officer at Hortonworks, Inc. since October 2016. Mr. Connolly served as Vice... read more

  • Scott J. Davidson CFO & COO

    Mr. Scott J. Davidson has been the Chief Financial Officer of Hortonworks, Inc. (Hortonworks Software) since April 2014... read more

  • Matthew J. Morgan Senior Vice President of Global Marketing

    Mr. Matthew J. Morgan, also known as Matt, has been Chief Marketing Officer at Druva Inc. since February 2017 and... read more

  • Manil Vasantha Senior Vice President of Global Customer Success

    Mr. Manil Vasantha has been Senior Vice President of Global Customer Success at Hortonworks, Inc. since June 9, 2017.... read more

  • Amir Siddiqi Senior Vice President of Global Professional Services

    Mr. Amir Siddiqi has been Senior Vice President of Global Professional Services at Hortonworks, Inc. since October 14,... read more

  • Devaraj Das Co-Founder

    Mr. Devaraj Das Co-founded Hortonworks Inc. in 2011. Mr. Das was critical in making Apache Hadoop a success at Yahoo! by... read more

Hortonworks Salaries

How much does Hortonworks pay?

How much do people at Hortonworks get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Hortonworks is $127,201, or $61 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $130,637, or $62 per hour.

At Hortonworks, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $370,000 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $44,924 annually. Average Hortonworks salaries by department include: Design at $96,749, Admin at $59,425, Engineering at $149,025, and Marketing at $114,343. Half of Hortonworks salaries are above $130,637.

13 employees at Hortonworks rank their Compensation in the Top 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 48 ratings) while 12 employees at Hortonworks rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 17 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$73k
$73k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$102k
$102k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$130k
$130k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$208k
$208k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$271k
$271k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$301k
$301k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$370k
$370k100th Percentile
$127,201*
Average Compensation
$130,637*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Hortonworks Salaries by Department

Explore Hortonworks Salaries

Diversity & Inclusion at Hortonworks

Diverse employees at Hortonworks score the company 77/100 across various culture categories, placing Hortonworks in the Top 25% of companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Hortonworks across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women N/A/100
Men 78/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
Diverse Employees 71/100
Department - Engineering

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men 58/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Hortonworks Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy

Hortonworks PTO

Hortonworks' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year with 0% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Hortonworks' most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 60% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Hortonworks' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $2500+ cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy60%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution40%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo100%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Hortonworks Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Hortonworks applied for 112 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 72% were approved, 21% certified-withdrawn, 4% withdrawn, and 3% denied.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Hortonworks unveil that 5 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 23 were withdrawn by Hortonworks after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Hortonworks has a total of 950 employees

112
Total Applied
  • 72% Granted (81 out of 112)
  • 3% Denied (3 out of 112)
  • 4% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (5 out of 112)
  • 21% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (23 out of 112)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Hortonworks Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Hortonworks on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
30%
Engineering
16%
IT
11%
Sales
11%
Marketing
9%
Other
23%

Candidates By Location

San Francisco
18%
Santa Clara
7%
Dallas
5%
Chicago
5%
Seattle
5%
Other
59%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Hortonworks

Who is the CEO of Hortonworks?

Hortonworks CEO is Rob Bearden, their score by employees is 72

What is Hortonworks eNPS?

The eNPS for Hortonworks is 25

What is Hortonworks revenue?

Hortonworks revenue is $262M

What is the salary for Executive Assistant in Hortonworks?

Executive Assistant average salary in the US is 70k

What are the salaries in the Product in Hortonworks?

The average salaries for Product in Hortonworks is 166k

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