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      DataSift Reviews

      4.0

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (22 total reviews)

      Tim Barker

      91% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Culture and values

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      2.0

      Diversity and inclusion

      DataSift has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DataSift 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

      22 reviews
      5.0
      7 Jan 2016

      Still feels like riding a rocket into space

      Technical product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I have a little more than 1.5 years at DataSift under my belt now, and I must say that the company keeps surprising me in a very positive way. As with all start ups there are ups and downs, long hours of hard work solving incredible challenges, but hey - that is what I signed up for, so what's not to like. I am constantly learning new things. I have more fun in this job than I have ever had in school or professionally. Holiday's are a pain as they rob me from my ability to work - yes, a bit on the edge, gut it is actually super cool to work in a place where you catch yourself missing work while on holiday. Anyways, DataSift is on an incredible journey, paving new paths in the art of big data and data science.

      Cons

      The teams are split across geography (San Francisco, New York and London), which makes decision making, communication and team work more challenging than a single location would.

      1.0
      16 Feb 2011

      Poor Leadership, Poor Management & investment required!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      You do get some cool gadgets when you start there but only if you are developer. No one else matters to the company or it's management team. You can tweet and use facebook at work but be warned they change the rules from underneath you. If you like working in a silo this is a great place to work!

      Cons

      The company is disorganized, has no direction, mangement is virtually zero and their focus is on technical masterpieces and not on making money. There is no strategy being lead from the senior management team and the company desperately needs VC funding. The product is not unique and as a result there are competitors in the US that are more forward thinking with a better leadership team so they need to look after their staff and provide the benefits and services that you would expect form a company of this size looking to make waves.

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      DataSift Response
      12y
      I cannot argue whether or not this was valid feedback in 2011 since it was before I joined DataSift, but a lot has changed since the!. DataSift is well funded; having received a $15MM series B round in November 2012 and a $42MM series C round in November 2013. A SVP of Marketing has recently been hired to lead the marketing function and address some of the points mentioned about unique value proposition, etc. Finally, salaries have risen to be very competitive in the marketplace and additional benefits are in the works. More details soon.
      3.0
      8 Jan 2016

      Good company and interesting tech - poor senior leadership

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great place with some interesting and smart technical people. The concept of social media analytics as a service is interesting, though not as compelling. Fun place to work too. Lots of character within the office which made the hard work enjoyable. Fast moving environment.

      Cons

      Ex-gamer former CTO/CEO tried to run it like a gaming dev house. Crunching to meet artificial deadlines, little thanks for lots of work. Naive belief that C++ was the only game in town for 'high performance' though C++ modules were some of the least performing and least reliable aspects of the platform. Some technical people not as good as they believe, I've seen much better since leaving from much humbler people.

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      DataSift Response
      10y
      Thanks for the feedback. I'll take it into consideration. 100% agree on humble and hungry. I'm not going to debate the merits of C++ vs others on this thread... but i agree with your sentiment that modern stacks are heterogeneous. Aligning the company to a compelling event like a market/product launch or industry event ("Crunching to meet artificial deadlines) is pretty much a standard for every company on the planet. I've personally found these rally the whole company and help create the fast moving environment that you enjoyed. But just don't take this to the extreme. We aim to do monthly releases so we maintain a cadence of predictability and momentum. Without setting a stake in the ground on a deadline, the temptation is to expand scope, push dates, and lose predictability.
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