Anthropic
Mid (~1,500)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Anthropic
Best for: Safety-minded researchers who want mission-driven work with top-tier comp
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
AnthropicSupabase
4.4
4.8
Overall
3.7
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.9
Culture & Values
4.8
4.8
Comp & Benefits
4.2
4.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.6
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 93% CEO Approval (Dario Amodei)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Anthropic only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity💜 Mission-Driven
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
⚙️ 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
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
Bottom Line
Anthropic
Choose Anthropic if you want genuine AI safety mission, elite comp, and high autonomy — but expect intense hours.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
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
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Anthropic scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Anthropic also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Mission-Driven. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Anthropic has 447 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.