Airtable
Mid (~900)
Cerebras Systems
Large (~700)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Cerebras Systems
Best for: Hardware and systems engineers who want to build the world's fastest AI chip at a newly public company
Ratings
AirtableCerebras Systems
4.1
4.0
Overall
4.0
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.1
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.8
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Andrew Feldman)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Cerebras Systems only
No unique values
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Airtable
- 91% of engineers recommend — dedicated culture ambassadors plan events and build community
- Strong work-life balance (4.0/5) with good benefits and hybrid flexibility
- Post-layoff culture has been impacted — some report declining morale since 2023 restructuring
- Communication from leadership could improve — management quality varies by team
Cerebras Systems
- Collaborative culture with strong mentorship
- Autonomy in small self-managed teams
- Top-down decisions with aggressive timelines
- Recent layoffs and workload concerns
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.
Cerebras Systems
Choose Cerebras if you want to work on wafer-scale AI chips with collaborative mentorship and autonomy — but expect aggressive timelines driven from the top and recent organizational instability post-IPO.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Cerebras Systems — 93 jobs
💻 Engineering
58
🧠 ML / AI
10
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
5
📣 Marketing
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Cerebras Systems scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Airtable also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Cerebras Systems has 93 open roles.