Airtable
Mid (~900)
Hugging Face
Small (~400)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Ratings
AirtableHugging Face
4.1
3.8
Overall
4.0
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.2
Culture & Values
4.0
3.4
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Hugging Face only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly🕐 Flexible Hours🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats📡 Async-First
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
Hugging Face
- True open-source DNA — you work on things millions of developers actually use
- Remote-first and async culture that actually works across time zones
- Below-market comp compared to FAANG
- Career progression is unclear — no well-defined ladder
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.
Hugging Face
Choose Hugging Face if you want to build tools millions of ML devs use with true remote freedom — but comp lags FAANG.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Hugging Face — 9 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Hugging Face has 9 open roles.