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🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly
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 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
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 — 52 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
15
📋 Product
4
🎨 Design
3
💰 Finance
3
📊 Data
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Perplexity AI — 81 jobs
💻 Engineering
43
🧠 ML / AI
7
📊 Data
5
⚖️ Legal
5
💼 Sales / GTM
4
📣 Marketing
3
🎧 Support
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📋 Product
1