Starburst

starburst.ioSoftwareUnited States501-1000 employeesFounded 2017

About

Starburst is a remote-first company building an analytics engine and data lakehouse platform on Trino.

Reviews (5)

3.6 average

Interview experience

Mostly positive — 50% of interviewees reported a good experience.

Positive (1)Negative (1)

What people like

“pay is solid, flexible hours”
“great health benefits”
“genuinely smart coworkers, good 401k match”

What to watch for

“RTO creep, comp doesn't keep up with market, reorgs constantly”
“burnout is common, slow promotions”
“unclear expectations, communication gaps across teams”

Not what they sell you

Politics over substance. Loudest person wins. people jump in to help without you even asking.

Pros

pay is solid, flexible hours

Cons

RTO creep, comp doesn't keep up with market, reorgs constantly

tariq.mendez

5 months ago

Full-time

Glad I joined

tbh Pay landed me well above what I was making before.

Pros

great health benefits

Theo Yamamoto

8 months ago

Full-time

Lots of red flags

ngl Leadership says one thing in the all-hands and does the opposite High turnover tells you everything you need to know.

Pros

genuinely smart coworkers, good 401k match

Cons

burnout is common, slow promotions

Interview experience: Negative

Zoe

over 1 year ago

Full-time

Good people, good work

ngl Pay landed me well above what I was making before

Interview experience: Positive

Gabe Mueller

over 1 year ago

Contract

Would recommend

people jump in to help without you even asking. Leadership is straight with you in the all-hands, no corporate fluff.

Cons

unclear expectations, communication gaps across teams

hassan.quinn

over 1 year ago

Former employee

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