Airtable
Mid (~900)
Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Ratings
AirtableCursor (Anysphere)
4.1
4.0
Overall
4.0
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Cursor (Anysphere)
- Building the most-loved AI code editor — massive developer love and daily impact
- Tiny team, extreme ownership — every person shapes the product directly
- Extremely small team = no specialists; everyone does everything
- Intense pace — the speed of shipping can be relentless
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.
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Cursor (Anysphere) — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
19
📊 Data
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
🎨 Design
2
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven. Airtable also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles.