Cerebras Systems
Large (~700)
Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Best For
Cerebras Systems
Best for: Hardware and systems engineers who want to build the world's fastest AI chip at a newly public company
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Ratings
Cerebras SystemsCrusoe
4.0
4.3
Overall
3.8
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.0
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Andrew Feldman)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
Culture Values
Cerebras Systems only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Crusoe only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💜 Mission-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Cerebras Systems
- Collaborative culture with strong mentorship
- Autonomy in small self-managed teams
- Top-down decisions with aggressive timelines
- Recent layoffs and workload concerns
Crusoe
- Unique mission combining AI compute with clean energy — employees feel genuine environmental impact
- Strong compensation and equity with startup energy and rapidly growing resources
- Startup pace means long hours and ambiguity — not for people who want strict 9-to-5
- Rapid scaling creates process gaps, shifting priorities, and some organizational chaos
Bottom Line
Cerebras Systems
Choose Cerebras if you want to work on wafer-scale AI chips with collaborative mentorship and autonomy — but expect aggressive timelines driven from the top and recent organizational instability post-IPO.
Crusoe
Choose Crusoe if you want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission and strong equity — but expect startup chaos and long hours as the company scales rapidly.
Open Roles
Cerebras Systems — 93 jobs
💻 Engineering
58
🧠 ML / AI
10
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
5
📣 Marketing
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Crusoe — 318 jobs
💻 Engineering
119
💼 Sales / GTM
17
⚙️ Operations
16
⚖️ Legal
8
📋 Product
8
💰 Finance
7
🎨 Design
5
👤 HR / People
5
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
3
Summary
Cerebras Systems scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Cerebras Systems also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Crusoe also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Mission-Driven, Wears Many Hats, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cerebras Systems has 93 open roles and Crusoe has 318 open roles.