Cerebras Systems
Large (~700)
DeepL
Large (~1,570)
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
DeepL
Best for: NLP and backend engineers interested in language AI who prioritize work-life balance over compensation and fast career growth
Ratings
Cerebras SystemsDeepL
4.0
3.2
Overall
3.8
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.3
Culture & Values
4.0
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.0
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Andrew Feldman)
👍 64% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Jaroslaw Kutylowski)
Culture Values
Cerebras Systems only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
DeepL only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🕐 Flexible Hours🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 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
DeepL
- Great product with big-name customers — startup vibe with corporate safety net
- Good salary, very international team of 90+ nationalities with good work-life balance
- Intransparent leadership — hidden salary bands, top-down decisions with no feedback loop
- High employee churn with repeated downsizing despite positive financial messaging
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.
DeepL
DeepL's language models are impressive, but Glassdoor tells a cautionary story (3.2 overall, 64% recommend) — reviews cite weak management and limited career progression despite decent WLB.
Open Roles
Cerebras Systems — 93 jobs
💻 Engineering
58
🧠 ML / AI
10
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
5
📣 Marketing
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
DeepL — 59 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
29
💻 Engineering
6
🎧 Support
4
🧠 ML / AI
3
👤 HR / People
2
📊 Data
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Cerebras Systems scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. DeepL scores 3.2/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Cerebras Systems also emphasizes Engineering-Driven. DeepL also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Flexible Hours, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Cerebras Systems has 93 open roles and DeepL has 59 open roles.