Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
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
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
CelonisScale AI
3.8
3.5
Overall
3.8
2.7
Work-Life Balance
3.9
2.9
Culture & Values
3.8
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.6
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.6
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Celonis only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Scale AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
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
Scale AI — 167 jobs
💻 Engineering
60
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
15
💼 Sales / GTM
13
⚙️ Operations
6
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
5
👤 HR / People
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Celonis also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity. Scale AI also emphasizes Engineering-Driven.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 165 open roles and Scale AI has 167 open roles.