Anthropic
Mid (~1,500)
GitLab
Large (~2,500)
Best For
Anthropic
Best for: Safety-minded researchers who want mission-driven work with top-tier comp
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
Ratings
AnthropicGitLab
4.4
3.9
Overall
3.7
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.0
Culture & Values
4.8
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.2
3.5
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.7
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 93% CEO Approval (Dario Amodei)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
Culture Values
Anthropic only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity💜 Mission-Driven⚙️ Engineering-Driven
GitLab only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🪟 Transparent🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
None
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
GitLab
- Best-in-class all-remote culture — truly async-first with genuine flexibility
- Radically transparent company with a public handbook and open processes
- Revenue organization has seen quota chaos and low morale
- Some leadership instability at the C-suite level
Bottom Line
Anthropic
Choose Anthropic if you want genuine AI safety mission, elite comp, and high autonomy — but expect intense hours.
GitLab
Choose GitLab if you want the gold standard of all-remote work with public handbook and async processes — but expect bureaucracy at scale and comp below top-tier.
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
GitLab — 195 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📋 Product
10
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
4
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚙️ Operations
2
Summary
Anthropic scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Anthropic has 447 open roles and GitLab has 195 open roles.