Pros: - Great work culture; it will always keep you on your toes when it comes to Data & AI consultation. - Helpful people; no one underestimates anyone, and everyone is treated equally. - Field Engineering & Professional Services is really strong and knows how to solve their customers' problems. - Good communication channels exist between FE teams, customers, and product. - Good salary and good perks, basically whatever it takes to keep an employee motivated and happy. - Good work/life balance. As an Individual Contributor, you're basically your own boss and you bill the customer directly. Project Managers & Engagement Managers are also helpful in managing workloads.

Cons: Some products are too much of an overkill, like DLT or DAB. Sometimes, it seems there is less intervention from field engineering on products as to what has to be delivered, or it is an ask from a customer. Regional politics, a common scenario, still happens at Databricks. Central EMEA folks will not like the solutions of Northern EMEA, and vice versa. Sometimes this puts us in jeopardy, and it's really hard to tell who is what. Sometimes, there are monotonous engagements that feel like you're not going anywhere with your career. For example, you could be doing CI/CD for customers and be stuck with it.

Pros: Learning opportunities abound if you enjoy tackling new challenges. The company has an exciting outlook, and teams are aligned on efforts to constantly raise the bar.

Cons: Being a global company means being available to touch base with a global workforce. Spreading coverage to provide support to global teams can have an impact on personal enjoyment time in limited scenarios.

Pros: Extremely collaborative environment. The best I’ve seen so far when it comes to SMEs and industry leads stepping in to help with opportunities.

Cons: Growing/scaling pains, typical of a company aggressively ramping up headcount. Processes are being implemented and piloted to address current gaps, e.g., opportunity/account tracking. Knowledge management can be greatly improved.