Alation is a data catalog software company that employs approximately 550 people worldwide. Recent staffing activity shows 46 new hires alongside 122 departures, signalling a period of workforce realignment. Engineering, customer-facing teams, and corporate functions make up the bulk of the organization’s roster. The company operates with a distributed model, maintaining offices in North America, India, Australia, and other hubs while also supporting a sizable remote population.
Engineering is Alation’s largest department with 223 employees, accounting for roughly 41 % of the workforce. Sales and Support follows with 138 team members, reflecting the emphasis on customer engagement and revenue generation. Core business functions such as Marketing and Product (51), Business Management (46), and Finance and Administration (38) provide operational support, while Human Resources, Operations, and IT collectively house just under 40 employees. Headcount in the Healthcare category is currently negligible, and about a dozen team members are classified under Other roles.
Alation’s talent footprint is widely distributed: about 15 % of employees are based in San Francisco, the company’s primary U.S. office, while another 6 % work from technology centers in Bengaluru, Chennai, and Ahmedabad. Secondary U.S. clusters include San Jose, Austin, Seattle, and New York, each hosting 2 %–3 % of staff. The Sydney office represents Alation’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region with around 15 employees. A majority—over 60 %—of the workforce is categorized under Other locations, underscoring the firm’s flexible approach to remote and geographically dispersed work.