Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Lambda
Mid (~500)
Best For
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Ratings
ChainguardLambda
4.5
3.6
Overall
4.2
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.7
Culture & Values
4.2
3.6
Comp & Benefits
4.1
3.4
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.4
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Lambda only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
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.
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.9-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. Lambda also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Chainguard has 63 open roles and Lambda has 32 open roles.