How Many People Work at Databricks? Headcount and Employee Trends

Databricks is a data and AI software company with a global team of 8,226 employees. The current dataset shows 1,115 new hires and 283 departures, pointing to net expansion. Headcount is concentrated in engineering and customer-facing roles, aligned to delivering and supporting its analytics platform at scale.

Engineering is the largest function with 4,036 employees (about 49% of the company). Sales and Support account for 1,837 (around 22%), with Marketing and Product at 550 (about 7%). Information Technology has 506 employees, Business Management 371, and Finance and Administration 319. Human Resources (217), Operations (146), Consulting (64), and Other (180) complete the organizational mix.

Databricks has a distributed footprint, with 5,097 employees in Other locations (approximately 62% of headcount). Among named hubs, San Francisco has 1,295 employees (~16%), followed by Seattle (435), New York (358), and Bengaluru (234). Additional teams are in Chicago (185), London (184), Amsterdam (178), Washington, DC (141), and Paris (119). The spread reflects hiring across North America, Europe, and India.