Cohere
Small (~500)
Doctolib
Large (~3,500)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Doctolib
Best for: Engineers motivated by healthcare impact who want to build products improving medical access across Europe at a mission-driven company with a strong French tech identity
Ratings
CohereDoctolib
2.9
3.7
Overall
2.5
3.7
Work-Life Balance
3.0
3.8
Culture & Values
3.2
3.7
Comp & Benefits
2.3
3.5
Senior Mgmt
2.5
3.5
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Stanislas Niox-Chateau)
Culture Values
Cohere only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Doctolib only
💜 Mission-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Cohere
- Cutting-edge NLP research from Transformer co-author
- Enterprise AI focus gives real customer impact
- Frequent organizational restructuring has led to notable team turnover
- Internal communication from leadership could be more transparent
Doctolib
- Mission-driven colleagues who genuinely care about improving healthcare access
- Strong growth opportunities with flexible remote policy and decent benefits
- Management can be heavy-handed — uses company principles as weapons against feedback
- French-centric culture makes it harder for non-French speakers to advance
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Doctolib
Genuine social mission (digitizing healthcare access for millions) with a fast-shipping culture, but at 3,500 people reviews cite organizational change fatigue and management inconsistency.
Open Roles
Cohere — 123 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
17
📋 Product
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
📣 Marketing
7
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
Doctolib — 248 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
86
💻 Engineering
44
📣 Marketing
13
📋 Product
8
📊 Data
6
👤 HR / People
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. Doctolib scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth. Cohere also emphasizes Engineering-Driven. Doctolib also emphasizes Mission-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 123 open roles and Doctolib has 248 open roles.