Anyscale
Medium (~250)
Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
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
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Ratings
AnyscaleGrafana Labs
4.2
4.1
Overall
3.8
4.3
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.1
Culture & Values
4.1
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.8
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Robert Nishihara)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
Culture Values
Anyscale only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
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
Grafana Labs
- 100% remote-first across 40+ countries with generous PTO (~30 days) and mandatory shutdown days
- Engineers rate it 4.9/5 — absurdly talented colleagues with strong open-source culture
- Career progression above staff level can be challenging with limited upward mobility
- Product management is sometimes marginalized with engineers holding disproportionate power
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.
Grafana Labs
Choose Grafana Labs if you want deep open-source impact, fully remote flexibility, and excellent WLB — but expect limited career progression above staff level.
Open Roles
Anyscale
No open roles currently listed
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Anyscale scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 4.3 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Open Source. Anyscale also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Ship Fast & Iterate. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Transparent, Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Anyscale has 0 open roles and Grafana Labs has 149 open roles.