Company is at crossroads - Domain Expert Dataminr Employee Review

2.0
May 19, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great colleagues who support each other - Free meal every day - Health insurance - Company outings at least once a quarter - Professional development budget

Cons

- The job is incredibly stressful: You are required to always be on with no downtime, and you see and read horrifying things - You are required to do a lot of extra work for no pay: You work eight hours, plus you are expected to attend meetings, read briefing emails and work on projects and assignments outside those hours. You definitely don't receive anything like a lunch hour, with all food consumed at desks - The hours are very unsociable: DEs work late hours, weekends and federal holidays and it's difficult to see family and friends - At lot of the people in the company feel that they have been mis-sold the job they were taking on - There's not much room for growth: Dataminr are taking on new people but almost all the positions available are for new Domain Experts - Pay: There are huge disparities between DEs and yearly pay raises are limited

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5.0
Jan 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company with a very dynamic offering on AI for cyber security and physical security

Cons

Highly competitive market that is continuously evolving with AI

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Dataminr Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We are thrilled to hear that you are excited about our dynamic AI offerings across cyber and physical security. While the market is indeed highly competitive and evolving rapidly with AI, we view this growth and movement as a driver for our innovation. We remain committed to staying at the forefront of the industry to ensure we continue providing mission-critical alerting for our global customers.
2.0
Jun 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interesting product we have access to use.

Cons

The biggest challenge has been the lack of consistency in strategy and leadership turnover, which makes it difficult for teams to build momentum and execute. Constant shifts in priorities create confusion and are frustrating. No transparency. The company is struggling to keep pace with competitors in terms of product innovation. Many teams feel they are spending too much time reacting to changes rather than building forward momentum. Too many time wasting meetings where everyone is camera off.

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