Celonis
Large (~3,800)
DeepL
Large (~1,570)
Best For
Celonis
Best for: Enterprise software engineers and data scientists who want to work on process mining at scale with solid equity packages and a clear market leader position
DeepL
Best for: NLP and backend engineers interested in language AI who prioritize work-life balance over compensation and fast career growth
Ratings
CelonisDeepL
3.8
3.2
Overall
3.8
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.3
Culture & Values
3.8
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.0
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 64% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Jaroslaw Kutylowski)
Culture Values
Celonis only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
DeepL only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🕐 Flexible Hours🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Celonis
- Strong learning and development opportunities with excellent internal mobility
- Great team culture with supportive colleagues and mentorship from leadership
- Below-market compensation compared to other tech companies of similar size
- Frequent organizational changes and restructuring with poor communication from leadership
DeepL
- Great product with big-name customers — startup vibe with corporate safety net
- Good salary, very international team of 90+ nationalities with good work-life balance
- Intransparent leadership — hidden salary bands, top-down decisions with no feedback loop
- High employee churn with repeated downsizing despite positive financial messaging
Bottom Line
Celonis
Process mining market leader with decent equity and a learning culture, but at 3,800+ people expect real corporate layers — best for those who want large-enterprise scale over startup agility.
DeepL
DeepL's language models are impressive, but Glassdoor tells a cautionary story (3.2 overall, 64% recommend) — reviews cite weak management and limited career progression despite decent WLB.
Open Roles
Celonis — 165 jobs
💻 Engineering
66
💼 Sales / GTM
48
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
DeepL — 56 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
31
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎧 Support
2
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. DeepL scores 3.2/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Celonis also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Ship Fast & Iterate. DeepL also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Flexible Hours, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 165 open roles and DeepL has 56 open roles.