Asana
Large (~1,700)
Hugging Face
Small (~400)
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
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Ratings
AsanaHugging Face
4.1
3.8
Overall
4.2
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.2
Culture & Values
4.0
3.4
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Hugging Face only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly🕐 Flexible Hours🧩 Wears Many Hats📡 Async-First
Shared
🪟 Transparent
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
Hugging Face
- True open-source DNA — you work on things millions of developers actually use
- Remote-first and async culture that actually works across time zones
- Below-market comp compared to FAANG
- Career progression is unclear — no well-defined ladder
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.
Hugging Face
Choose Hugging Face if you want to build tools millions of ML devs use with true remote freedom — but comp lags FAANG.
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
Hugging Face — 9 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Transparent. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Diverse & Inclusive. Hugging Face also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Remote-Friendly, Flexible Hours, Wears Many Hats, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Hugging Face has 9 open roles.