Airtable
Mid (~900)
Perplexity AI
Mid (~500)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Perplexity AI
Best for: Builders who thrive on speed and want massive user-facing impact at a rocketship
Ratings
AirtablePerplexity AI
4.1
4.7
Overall
4.0
3.3
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.8
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.5
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.2
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 92% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Aravind Srinivas)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Perplexity AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ 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 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
Perplexity AI
- Fastest-growing AI product — real users, real revenue, genuine product-market fit
- Small team, massive impact per engineer — your work ships to millions quickly
- Startup intensity — expect long hours and high expectations
- Growing pains as the team scales — roles and responsibilities shift frequently
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.
Perplexity AI
Choose Perplexity if you want the fastest-growing AI product and huge per-engineer impact — but expect startup intensity.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Perplexity AI — 74 jobs
💻 Engineering
37
🧠 ML / AI
8
📊 Data
5
⚖️ Legal
4
📣 Marketing
3
⚙️ Operations
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎧 Support
2
👤 HR / People
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Perplexity AI scores 4.7/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Airtable also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive. Perplexity AI also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Perplexity AI has 74 open roles.