Asana
Large (~1,700)
Fireworks AI
Small (~100)
Best For
Asana
Best for: Engineers and PMs who want genuine work-life balance and transparent leadership at a public tech company that practices what it preaches about how work should feel
Fireworks AI
Best for: Engineers who want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on LLM inference
Ratings
AsanaFireworks AI
4.1
4.2
Overall
4.2
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.0
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Fireworks AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Asana
- Exceptional work-life balance and supportive team culture
- Highly transparent leadership with strong D&I commitment
- Senior management accountability concerns and frequent reorgs
- Mandatory hybrid schedule — 3 days in office per week
Fireworks AI
- World-class team of ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers — technically very strong peers
- Working on LLM inference optimization which is one of the hottest areas in AI infrastructure
- Early-stage startup intensity with long hours expected and high performance bar
- Small team and rapidly evolving product means less structure, process, and career laddering
Bottom Line
Asana
Choose Asana if you want sustainable pace, strong D&I, and a learning-first engineering culture at a public company — but expect hybrid 3-day in-office and some reorg turbulence.
Fireworks AI
Choose Fireworks AI if you want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on cutting-edge LLM inference — but expect early-stage startup intensity and limited structure.
Open Roles
Asana — 129 jobs
💻 Engineering
50
💼 Sales / GTM
22
📋 Product
9
⚙️ Operations
8
🎨 Design
6
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
3
📣 Marketing
3
⚖️ Legal
2
💰 Finance
1
🎧 Support
1
Fireworks AI — 30 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
5
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Fireworks AI scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Transparent, Direct Product Impact, Diverse & Inclusive. Fireworks AI also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats, Deep Work / Low Meetings.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Fireworks AI has 30 open roles.