Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Best For
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Ratings
ChainguardCrusoe
4.5
4.3
Overall
4.2
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.5
Culture & Values
4.2
4.2
Comp & Benefits
4.1
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.0
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
Culture Values
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Crusoe only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💜 Mission-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Chainguard
- Fully remote with outstanding benefits — 100% employer-paid insurance for employees and families
- Founders are practitioners who understand what engineers and security teams need
- Growing so fast that some inefficiencies exist, though improving
- Fully remote means you miss in-person interactions with teammates
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
Chainguard
Choose Chainguard if you want to build supply chain security tools in a remote, open-source-first culture with strong equity — but expect a fast-moving startup pace.
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
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
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
Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity. Chainguard also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Work-Life Balance. Crusoe also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Mission-Driven, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Chainguard has 63 open roles and Crusoe has 318 open roles.