Airbnb
Large (~7,300)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Airbnb
Best for: Engineers who want Live Anywhere flexibility with strong comp and no pay cuts
Wayve
Best for: ML and robotics engineers excited by embodied AI who want to work at the frontier of autonomous driving with a high-caliber research team in London
Ratings
AirbnbWayve
4.1
4.4
Overall
4.0
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.5
Culture & Values
4.2
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.2
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Brian Chesky)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Airbnb only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Wayve only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
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
Wayve
- Great culture — smart, friendly people with a supportive and inclusive familial bond
- Immense creative freedom and autonomy; founders are humble and open to being challenged
- Career progression framework is unclear — salaries and promotions feel arbitrary
- Very ambitious demands create vulnerability to burnout; processes built on the fly
Bottom Line
Airbnb
Choose Airbnb if you want genuine remote flexibility and travel perks — but promotions are slow and bureaucracy is growing.
Wayve
One of Europe's top deep-tech companies with excellent Glassdoor ratings (4.4) and a cutting-edge AV research environment — but expect an intense pace and most roles are London-based.
Open Roles
Airbnb — 243 jobs
💻 Engineering
77
🎧 Support
23
📋 Product
13
📊 Data
12
📣 Marketing
10
🧠 ML / AI
10
⚙️ Operations
10
⚖️ Legal
8
💼 Sales / GTM
7
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Airbnb scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Diverse & Inclusive. Airbnb also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity. Wayve also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Airbnb has 243 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.