Cognition
Medium (~300)
CoreWeave
Large (~1,800)
Best For
Cognition
Best for: Elite engineers who want to build frontier AI coding agents and own a meaningful equity stake
CoreWeave
Best for: Infrastructure engineers who want GPU cloud exposure with strong equity upside
Ratings
CognitionCoreWeave
3.8
3.6
Overall
3.2
3.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.1
Culture & Values
3.8
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.4
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Scott Wu)
👍 62% Recommend
👤 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
Culture Values
Cognition only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
CoreWeave only
🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Cognition
- Elite engineering team with strong equity
- Cutting-edge AI agent work
- High-intensity startup pace
- In-person SF expectations
CoreWeave
- GPU cloud infrastructure leader backed by NVIDIA ($2B investment)
- Strong compensation and equity — especially valuable post-IPO
- Work-life balance can be challenging — some teams expect off-hours availability
- Culture and values rated 3.1/5 — processes still maturing
Bottom Line
Cognition
Choose Cognition if you want world-class AI agent research (makers of Devin) with strong equity upside — but expect top-tier intensity and mandatory in-person in San Francisco.
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside — but culture and processes are still maturing.
Open Roles
Cognition — 62 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
💼 Sales / GTM
10
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
CoreWeave — 251 jobs
💻 Engineering
108
💼 Sales / GTM
25
📋 Product
19
💰 Finance
12
⚙️ Operations
12
📣 Marketing
10
⚖️ Legal
7
📊 Data
6
👤 HR / People
5
🎨 Design
3
Summary
Cognition scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. CoreWeave scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.2 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. Cognition also emphasizes Direct Product Impact. CoreWeave also emphasizes Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Cognition has 62 open roles and CoreWeave has 251 open roles.