Anthropic
Mid (~1,500)
Decagon
Small (~210)
Best For
Anthropic
Best for: Safety-minded researchers who want mission-driven work with top-tier comp
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
Ratings
AnthropicDecagon
4.4
3.9
Overall
3.7
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.5
3.8
Culture & Values
4.8
3.2
Comp & Benefits
4.2
3.7
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.7
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 93% CEO Approval (Dario Amodei)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
Culture Values
Anthropic only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety🌱 Learning & Growth💜 Mission-Driven
Decagon only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Anthropic
- Mission-driven to the core — the safety focus is genuine and deeply embedded
- Incredible autonomy and ownership, even for mid-level engineers
- High-intensity environment — extended work hours are common during peak periods
- Processes still catching up to hypergrowth; some things feel ad-hoc
Decagon
- Strong engineering-driven culture with technical founders still deeply involved
- Ship meaningful AI features to enterprise customers every week
- Intense workload and high expectations — not a typical 40-hour week
- SF-centric; most roles expect in-office presence
Bottom Line
Anthropic
Choose Anthropic if you want genuine AI safety mission, elite comp, and high autonomy — but expect intense hours.
Decagon
Choose Decagon if you want intense builder energy at a $4.5B Series D AI agents startup with real enterprise revenue — but expect SF office-centric culture and cash comp that trails top AI labs.
Open Roles
Anthropic — 447 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
122
💻 Engineering
119
🧠 ML / AI
49
📣 Marketing
24
📋 Product
19
⚙️ Operations
17
⚖️ Legal
12
💰 Finance
7
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🎧 Support
2
Decagon — 95 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
32
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
7
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Summary
Anthropic scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity, Engineering-Driven. Anthropic also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Learning & Growth, Mission-Driven. Decagon also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Anthropic has 447 open roles and Decagon has 95 open roles.