Airtable
Mid (~900)
Lambda
Mid (~500)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Ratings
AirtableLambda
4.1
3.6
Overall
4.0
3.7
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.7
Culture & Values
4.0
3.6
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.4
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.4
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Lambda 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
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
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.
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven. Airtable also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Lambda also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Lambda has 32 open roles.