Airtable
Mid (~900)
Cognition
Medium (~300)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Cognition
Best for: Elite engineers who want to build frontier AI coding agents and own a meaningful equity stake
Ratings
AirtableCognition
4.1
3.8
Overall
4.0
3.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.6
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Scott Wu)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Cognition only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Cognition
- Elite engineering team with strong equity
- Cutting-edge AI agent work
- High-intensity startup pace
- In-person SF expectations
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.
Cognition
Choose Cognition if you want world-class AI agent research (makers of Devin) with strong equity upside — but expect top-tier intensity and mandatory in-person in San Francisco.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Cognition — 62 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
💼 Sales / GTM
10
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Cognition scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.2 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven. Airtable also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Cognition also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Cognition has 62 open roles.