Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Perplexity AI
Mid (~500)
Best For
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Perplexity AI
Best for: Builders who thrive on speed and want massive user-facing impact at a rocketship
Ratings
ChainguardPerplexity AI
4.5
4.7
Overall
4.2
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.8
Culture & Values
4.2
4.5
Comp & Benefits
4.1
4.5
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
👍 92% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Aravind Srinivas)
Culture Values
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Perplexity AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
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
Perplexity AI
- Fastest-growing AI product — real users, real revenue, genuine product-market fit
- Small team, massive impact per engineer — your work ships to millions quickly
- Startup intensity — expect long hours and high expectations
- Growing pains as the team scales — roles and responsibilities shift frequently
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.
Perplexity AI
Choose Perplexity if you want the fastest-growing AI product and huge per-engineer impact — but expect startup intensity.
Open Roles
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Perplexity AI — 74 jobs
💻 Engineering
37
🧠 ML / AI
8
📊 Data
5
⚖️ Legal
4
📣 Marketing
3
⚙️ Operations
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎧 Support
2
👤 HR / People
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Perplexity AI scores 4.7/5.0 overall with a 3.3 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. Perplexity AI also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Chainguard has 63 open roles and Perplexity AI has 74 open roles.