Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Writer
Mid (~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
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
CelonisWriter
3.8
3.5
Overall
3.8
2.7
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.6
Culture & Values
3.8
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.3
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Writer only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🔓 Open Source
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
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.
Writer
Writer — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Celonis — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
68
💼 Sales / GTM
39
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
🎧 Support
3
💰 Finance
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Writer 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: Ship Fast & Iterate. Celonis also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. Writer also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Open Source.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 175 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.