Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
ChainguardTogether AI
4.5
4.1
Overall
4.2
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.3
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.1
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.8
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly💎 Strong Comp & Equity⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Together AI only
🌱 Learning & Growth🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🔓 Open Source⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Together AI
- Open-source AI infrastructure — real mission alignment, not just marketing
- Small team with outsized research output; your work has direct impact
- Early-stage means wearing many hats constantly — not for specialists
- Limited career ladder; growth paths are still being defined
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.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Together AI — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
19
🧠 ML / AI
9
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
3
🎧 Support
3
📣 Marketing
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source, Engineering-Driven. Chainguard also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Strong Comp & Equity, Work-Life Balance. Together AI also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Chainguard has 63 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.