Abridge
Mid (~500)
Cognition
Medium (~300)
Best For
Abridge
Best for: Professionals interested in Abridge
Cognition
Best for: Elite engineers who want to build frontier AI coding agents and own a meaningful equity stake
Ratings
AbridgeCognition
4.7
3.8
Overall
4.5
3.2
Work-Life Balance
4.8
3.9
Culture & Values
4.7
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.5
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.5
3.6
Career Opps
👍 94% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Scott Wu)
Culture Values
Abridge only
💜 Mission-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Cognition only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Abridge
- Meaningful mission transforming healthcare — 93% of employees recommend working here
- Exceptional management and blameless culture with strong career growth opportunities
- Fast-paced environment with intense weeks during major product pushes
- Hybrid co-location expected at SF or NYC hubs; not fully remote
Cognition
- Elite engineering team with strong equity
- Cutting-edge AI agent work
- High-intensity startup pace
- In-person SF expectations
Bottom Line
Abridge
Abridge — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Cognition
Choose Cognition if you want world-class AI agent research (makers of Devin) with strong equity upside — but expect top-tier intensity and mandatory in-person in San Francisco.
Open Roles
Abridge — 65 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
📊 Data
6
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
💼 Sales / GTM
4
👤 HR / People
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
💰 Finance
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Cognition — 62 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
💼 Sales / GTM
10
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Abridge scores 4.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Cognition scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.2 WLB. That’s a 0.9-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Strong Comp & Equity. Abridge also emphasizes Mission-Driven, Learning & Growth. Cognition also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Abridge has 65 open roles and Cognition has 62 open roles.