Anyscale
Medium (~250)
Notion
Mid (~800)
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
Notion
Best for: Product-obsessed engineers who care deeply about craft and want to build tools that millions use daily
Ratings
AnyscaleNotion
4.2
4.4
Overall
3.8
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.5
Culture & Values
4.1
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Robert Nishihara)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Ivan Zhao)
Culture Values
Anyscale only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Notion only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent🌈 Diverse & Inclusive💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Notion
- Incredible product culture — everyone uses Notion daily and cares deeply
- Transparent leadership with accessible founders and high trust
- Fast pace can lead to burnout, especially during product pushes
- Hybrid required (3 days in-office) — not truly remote-friendly
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.
Notion
Strong product culture with a beloved CEO (96% approval) and genuine design sensibility — but hybrid-required and the pace can burn people out during product pushes.
Open Roles
Anyscale
No open roles currently listed
Notion — 142 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
70
💻 Engineering
18
📣 Marketing
9
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
4
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
🎧 Support
4
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Anyscale scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Notion scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Anyscale also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Ship Fast & Iterate. Notion also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Transparent, Diverse & Inclusive, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Anyscale has 0 open roles and Notion has 142 open roles.