Airbnb
Large (~7,300)
Anyscale
Medium (~250)
Best For
Airbnb
Best for: Engineers who want Live Anywhere flexibility with strong comp and no pay cuts
Anyscale
Best for: Distributed systems and ML infrastructure engineers who want to work on the Ray open-source project and commercial AI infra
Ratings
AirbnbAnyscale
4.1
4.2
Overall
4.0
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.2
Culture & Values
4.2
4.1
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.0
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Brian Chesky)
👍 84% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Robert Nishihara)
Culture Values
Airbnb only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Anyscale only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🔓 Open Source
Pros & Cons
Airbnb
- Live and Work Anywhere policy — genuine remote flexibility with no pay cuts
- Strong compensation and benefits with quarterly travel credits and educational stipends
- Limited career growth — senior roles often filled externally, promotions are slow
- Post-IPO cultural shift — increasing bureaucracy and internal politics at mid-to-senior levels
Anyscale
- Brilliant colleagues from top companies
- Direct impact on AI/ML ecosystem
- Context switching between projects
- Documentation can lag behind development
Bottom Line
Airbnb
Choose Airbnb if you want genuine remote flexibility and travel perks — but promotions are slow and bureaucracy is growing.
Anyscale
Choose Anyscale if you want to work on Ray — the dominant compute framework for AI workloads — with strong engineering culture and open-source DNA.
Open Roles
Airbnb — 244 jobs
💻 Engineering
76
📊 Data
23
📋 Product
14
🎧 Support
14
🧠 ML / AI
12
⚖️ Legal
11
⚙️ Operations
11
📣 Marketing
10
💼 Sales / GTM
9
💰 Finance
3
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
Anyscale
No open roles currently listed
Summary
Airbnb scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Anyscale scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source. Airbnb also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Diverse & Inclusive, Strong Comp & Equity. Anyscale also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Airbnb has 244 open roles and Anyscale has 0 open roles.