Anthropic
Mid (~1,500)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Anthropic
Best for: Safety-minded researchers who want mission-driven work with top-tier comp
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
AnthropicScale AI
4.4
3.5
Overall
3.7
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.5
2.9
Culture & Values
4.8
3.5
Comp & Benefits
4.2
2.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 93% CEO Approval (Dario Amodei)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Anthropic only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💎 Strong Comp & Equity💜 Mission-Driven
Scale AI only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ 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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
Bottom Line
Anthropic
Choose Anthropic if you want genuine AI safety mission, elite comp, and high autonomy — but expect intense hours.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
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
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Anthropic scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.9-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Anthropic also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Strong Comp & Equity, Mission-Driven. Scale AI also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Anthropic has 447 open roles and Scale AI has 175 open roles.