Airtable
Mid (~900)
Baseten
Small (~100)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Baseten
Best for: Engineers who want high ownership building ML inference infrastructure
Ratings
AirtableBaseten
4.1
4.3
Overall
4.0
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.0
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🌐 Remote-Friendly
Baseten only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Pros & Cons
Airtable
- 91% of engineers recommend — dedicated culture ambassadors plan events and build community
- Strong work-life balance (4.0/5) with remote-friendly options and great benefits
- Post-layoff culture has been impacted — some report declining morale since 2023 restructuring
- Communication from leadership could improve — management quality varies by team
Baseten
- Cutting-edge ML inference infrastructure — deploying models at scale for real production customers
- Small team means high ownership and direct impact on product direction and company strategy
- Limited resources compared to larger competitors — can feel stretched thin on multiple fronts
- Fast-moving product roadmap means priorities shift frequently as the market evolves
Bottom Line
Airtable
Choose Airtable if you want strong engineering culture, real product impact at scale, and good WLB — but expect some post-restructuring growing pains and leadership uncertainty.
Baseten
Choose Baseten if you want high ownership building ML inference infrastructure at an early-stage startup — but expect startup intensity and shifting priorities.
Open Roles
Airtable — 51 jobs
💻 Engineering
15
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
4
🎨 Design
3
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Baseten — 48 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
💼 Sales / GTM
10
🧠 ML / AI
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📣 Marketing
2
📋 Product
2
📊 Data
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Baseten scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy. Airtable also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive, Remote-Friendly. Baseten also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 51 open roles and Baseten has 48 open roles.