Airtable
Mid (~900)
GitLab
Large (~2,500)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
Ratings
AirtableGitLab
4.1
3.9
Overall
4.0
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.7
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
GitLab only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🪟 Transparent🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
None
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
GitLab
- Best-in-class all-remote culture — truly async-first with genuine flexibility
- Radically transparent company with a public handbook and open processes
- Revenue organization has seen quota chaos and low morale
- Some leadership instability at the C-suite level
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.
GitLab
Choose GitLab if you want the gold standard of all-remote work with public handbook and async processes — but expect bureaucracy at scale and comp below top-tier.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
GitLab — 195 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📋 Product
10
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
4
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚙️ Operations
2
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and GitLab has 195 open roles.