Airbnb
Large (~7,300)
Glean
Large (~1,475)
Best For
Airbnb
Best for: Engineers who want Live Anywhere flexibility with strong comp and no pay cuts
Glean
Best for: AI engineers who want to work on enterprise search with ex-Google leadership and don't mind below-market base pay offset by strong equity upside
Ratings
AirbnbGlean
4.1
4.2
Overall
4.0
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.3
Culture & Values
4.2
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.0
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Brian Chesky)
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
Culture Values
Airbnb only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Glean only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🪟 Transparent
Shared
None
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
Glean
- World-class AI talent — learn from ex-Google leadership on cutting-edge enterprise search
- Transparent collaborative culture with strong career growth
- Below-market compensation — comp rated only 3.6/5
- Sales org has high churn and toxicity problems in EMEA and US
Bottom Line
Airbnb
Choose Airbnb if you want genuine remote flexibility and travel perks — but promotions are slow and bureaucracy is growing.
Glean
Top-tier AI engineering talent and explosive growth, but comp lags peers and the sales org has churn problems — the engineering side is the real draw.
Open Roles
Airbnb — 256 jobs
💻 Engineering
73
🎧 Support
24
📊 Data
17
📋 Product
14
⚙️ Operations
13
🧠 ML / AI
10
📣 Marketing
8
💼 Sales / GTM
8
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Glean — 196 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
68
💻 Engineering
42
📋 Product
16
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
6
🎨 Design
5
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
3
Summary
Airbnb scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Glean scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Airbnb has 256 open roles and Glean has 196 open roles.