Anyscale
Medium (~250)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
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
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
AnyscaleScale AI
4.2
3.5
Overall
3.8
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.2
2.9
Culture & Values
4.1
3.5
Comp & Benefits
4.0
2.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Robert Nishihara)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Anyscale only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Scale AI only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Anyscale
- Brilliant colleagues from top companies
- Direct impact on AI/ML ecosystem
- Context switching between projects
- Documentation can lag behind development
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
Open Roles
Anyscale
No open roles currently listed
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Anyscale scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. Anyscale also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy. Scale AI also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Anyscale has 0 open roles and Scale AI has 175 open roles.