Asana
Large (~1,700)
Poolside
Small (~150)
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
Poolside
Best for: AI researchers who want frontier code generation work with genuine remote flexibility and Paris offsites
Ratings
AsanaPoolside
4.1
3.8
Overall
4.2
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Jason Warner)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Poolside only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Poolside
- Remote-first with monthly Paris gatherings
- Cutting-edge code generation research
- Early-stage with limited structure
- Comp may trail larger AI labs
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.
Poolside
Choose Poolside if you want cutting-edge code AI research on a remote-first flat team (ex-GitHub CTO leadership) — but expect early-stage ambiguity and comp that trails the larger AI labs.
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
Poolside — 12 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
📊 Data
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Poolside scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.3-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. Poolside also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Poolside has 12 open roles.