Anyscale
Medium (~250)
Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Best For
Anyscale
Best for: Distributed systems and ML infrastructure engineers who want to work on the Ray open-source project and commercial AI infra
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Ratings
AnyscaleChainguard
4.2
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.3
Culture & Values
4.1
4.2
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.1
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.0
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Robert Nishihara)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
Culture Values
Anyscale only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly💎 Strong Comp & Equity⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🔓 Open Source
Pros & Cons
Anyscale
- Brilliant colleagues from top companies
- Direct impact on AI/ML ecosystem
- Context switching between projects
- Documentation can lag behind development
Chainguard
- Fully remote with outstanding benefits — 100% employer-paid insurance for employees and families
- Founders are practitioners who understand what engineers and security teams need
- Growing so fast that some inefficiencies exist, though improving
- Fully remote means you miss in-person interactions with teammates
Bottom Line
Anyscale
Choose Anyscale if you want to work on Ray — the dominant compute framework for AI workloads — with strong engineering culture and open-source DNA.
Chainguard
Choose Chainguard if you want to build supply chain security tools in a remote, open-source-first culture with strong equity — but expect a fast-moving startup pace.
Open Roles
Anyscale
No open roles currently listed
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Summary
Anyscale scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Open Source. Anyscale also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Ship Fast & Iterate. Chainguard also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Strong Comp & Equity, Work-Life Balance.
On the hiring front, Anyscale has 0 open roles and Chainguard has 63 open roles.