Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Hugging Face
Small (~400)
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
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Ratings
CelonisHugging Face
3.8
3.8
Overall
3.8
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.2
Culture & Values
3.8
3.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.5
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Hugging Face only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly🕐 Flexible Hours🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats📡 Async-First
Shared
None
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
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
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.
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
Celonis — 165 jobs
💻 Engineering
66
💼 Sales / GTM
48
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Hugging Face — 10 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
🎨 Design
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 165 open roles and Hugging Face has 10 open roles.