Horribly Managed Product and Upper Management - Software Engineer Dataminr Employee Review

1.0
Mar 24, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Dataminr vets scrum and allows time for doing high-level design.

Cons

Horrible product experience, the UI looks like it was built in the 90s. They want to follow scrum but want 100 predictable results. Three verticles with three different UIs. Broken staging environment for devs. The dev-tooling and engineering directors are horrible and are always changing priorities.

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5.0
Jan 27, 2026
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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
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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.
1.0
May 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* Differentiated technology platform with real-time intelligence capabilities, particularly in the physical security and threat detection space

Cons

* Frequent leadership changes have made it difficult to maintain consistent strategic direction * Company initiatives often reset before prior efforts fully mature, creating execution gaps * Senior leadership structure can feel top-heavy, which at times slows decision-making and accountability * Market positioning in cybersecurity may not be as strong or clearly differentiated as competitors * Organizational changes have led to disruption and uncertainty for employees during transition periods * In some cases, expectations during the hiring process did not fully align with the day-to-day reality of the role * Strategic messaging is strong, but execution and follow-through can lag behind stated priorities

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