Baseten
Small (~100)
GitLab
Large (~2,500)
Best For
Baseten
Best for: Engineers who want high ownership building ML inference infrastructure
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
Ratings
BasetenGitLab
4.3
3.9
Overall
3.5
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.2
3.5
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.7
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
Culture Values
Baseten only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎯 Direct Product Impact🤝 Flat Hierarchy
GitLab only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🪟 Transparent🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
Baseten
- Cutting-edge ML inference infrastructure — deploying models at scale for real production customers
- Small team means high ownership and direct impact on product direction and company strategy
- Limited resources compared to larger competitors — can feel stretched thin on multiple fronts
- Fast-moving product roadmap means priorities shift frequently as the market evolves
GitLab
- Best-in-class all-remote culture — truly async-first with genuine flexibility
- Radically transparent company with a public handbook and open processes
- Revenue organization has seen quota chaos and low morale
- Some leadership instability at the C-suite level
Bottom Line
Baseten
Choose Baseten if you want high ownership building ML inference infrastructure at an early-stage startup — but expect startup intensity and shifting priorities.
GitLab
Choose GitLab if you want the gold standard of all-remote work with public handbook and async processes — but expect bureaucracy at scale and comp below top-tier.
Open Roles
Baseten — 55 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
⚙️ Operations
4
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
3
🧠 ML / AI
2
📊 Data
1
👤 HR / People
1
GitLab — 195 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📋 Product
10
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
4
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚙️ Operations
2
Summary
Baseten scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Baseten has 55 open roles and GitLab has 195 open roles.