Cerebras Systems
Large (~700)
Decagon
Small (~210)
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
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
Ratings
Cerebras SystemsDecagon
4.0
3.9
Overall
3.8
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.7
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Andrew Feldman)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
Culture Values
Cerebras Systems only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Decagon only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Decagon
- Strong engineering-driven culture with technical founders still deeply involved
- Ship meaningful AI features to enterprise customers every week
- Intense workload and high expectations — not a typical 40-hour week
- SF-centric; most roles expect in-office presence
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.
Decagon
Choose Decagon if you want intense builder energy at a $4.5B Series D AI agents startup with real enterprise revenue — but expect SF office-centric culture and cash comp that trails top AI labs.
Open Roles
Cerebras Systems — 93 jobs
💻 Engineering
58
🧠 ML / AI
10
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
5
📣 Marketing
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Decagon — 95 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
32
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
7
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Summary
Cerebras Systems scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. Cerebras Systems also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Decagon also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cerebras Systems has 93 open roles and Decagon has 95 open roles.