Airtable
Mid (~900)
Decagon
Small (~210)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
Ratings
AirtableDecagon
4.1
3.9
Overall
4.0
3.7
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.7
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Decagon 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
Decagon
- Strong engineering-driven culture with technical founders still deeply involved
- Ship meaningful AI features to enterprise customers every week
- Intense workload and high expectations — not a typical 40-hour week
- SF-centric; most roles expect in-office presence
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.
Decagon
Choose Decagon if you want intense builder energy at a $4.5B Series D AI agents startup with real enterprise revenue — but expect SF office-centric culture and cash comp that trails top AI labs.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Decagon — 95 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
32
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
7
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven. Airtable also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Decagon also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Decagon has 95 open roles.