Asana
Large (~1,700)
Lambda
Mid (~500)
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
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Ratings
AsanaLambda
4.1
3.6
Overall
4.2
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.7
Culture & Values
4.0
3.6
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.4
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.4
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Lambda only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
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.
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Transparent, Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Lambda also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Lambda has 32 open roles.