Anyscale
Medium (~250)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
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
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
AnyscaleDatabricks
4.2
4.1
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.0
Culture & Values
4.1
4.3
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.9
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Robert Nishihara)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
Anyscale only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Databricks only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Anyscale
- Brilliant colleagues from top companies
- Direct impact on AI/ML ecosystem
- Context switching between projects
- Documentation can lag behind development
Databricks
- Engineers who built Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow — deep technical pedigree
- Strong compensation and equity packages consistently above market
- Hypergrowth means org changes are constant — teams restructure frequently
- Some legacy Spark-era tech debt that can slow down new features
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.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Open Roles
Anyscale
No open roles currently listed
Databricks — 842 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
353
💻 Engineering
284
📋 Product
39
📣 Marketing
34
📊 Data
22
👤 HR / People
12
🧠 ML / AI
12
⚙️ Operations
11
🎨 Design
6
💰 Finance
5
⚖️ Legal
5
Summary
Anyscale scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Anyscale also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Ship Fast & Iterate. Databricks also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Anyscale has 0 open roles and Databricks has 842 open roles.