Airbnb
Large (~7,300)
Hugging Face
Small (~400)
Best For
Airbnb
Best for: Engineers who want Live Anywhere flexibility with strong comp and no pay cuts
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Ratings
AirbnbHugging Face
4.1
3.8
Overall
4.0
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.2
Culture & Values
4.2
3.4
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Brian Chesky)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
Culture Values
Airbnb only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Hugging Face only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🕐 Flexible Hours🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats📡 Async-First
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 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
Hugging Face
- True open-source DNA — you work on things millions of developers actually use
- Remote-first and async culture that actually works across time zones
- Below-market comp compared to FAANG
- Career progression is unclear — no well-defined ladder
Bottom Line
Airbnb
Choose Airbnb if you want genuine remote flexibility and travel perks — but promotions are slow and bureaucracy is growing.
Hugging Face
Choose Hugging Face if you want to build tools millions of ML devs use with true remote freedom — but comp lags FAANG.
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
Hugging Face — 9 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
Summary
Airbnb scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly, Open Source. Airbnb also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Diverse & Inclusive, Strong Comp & Equity. Hugging Face also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Flexible Hours, Transparent, Wears Many Hats, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Airbnb has 244 open roles and Hugging Face has 9 open roles.