Be cautious if joining in sales - ESM DataStax Employee Review

2.0
Feb 28, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The platform based on Cassandra is good and the company has implemented solid admin processes. HR, Vacation, Commission etc

Cons

Be cautious if joining in a sales role as the ESM/AVP, SVP turnover is eye watering. The product is solid but there is emergent and growing competition across open-source, NoSql and Graph and I'm not sure if the management recognises this. Whilst there are significant issues with marketing, lead generation etc the ESM's bear the brunt of the criticism by a sales leadership that is distant from the real world. The comm plan is average and the targets very high. Very poor hiring decisions have badly affected morale.

Explore other reviews about DataStax

5.0
Jan 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people and great company

Cons

Not many cons I can think of

3.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good pay, lots of holidays , breaks

Cons

bureaucratic, change decisions too fast

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All