Airtable
Mid (~900)
Fireworks AI
Small (~100)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Fireworks AI
Best for: Engineers who want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on LLM inference
Ratings
AirtableFireworks AI
4.1
4.2
Overall
4.0
3.3
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
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
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly
Fireworks AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Shared
⚙️ 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 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
Fireworks AI
- World-class team of ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers — technically very strong peers
- Working on LLM inference optimization which is one of the hottest areas in AI infrastructure
- Early-stage startup intensity with long hours expected and high performance bar
- Small team and rapidly evolving product means less structure, process, and career laddering
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.
Fireworks AI
Choose Fireworks AI if you want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on cutting-edge LLM inference — but expect early-stage startup intensity and limited structure.
Open Roles
Airtable — 51 jobs
💻 Engineering
15
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
4
🎨 Design
3
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Fireworks AI — 28 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Fireworks AI scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Airtable also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Diverse & Inclusive, Flat Hierarchy, Remote-Friendly. Fireworks AI also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats, Deep Work / Low Meetings.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 51 open roles and Fireworks AI has 28 open roles.