Cohere
Small (~500)
Poolside
Small (~150)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Poolside
Best for: AI researchers who want frontier code generation work with genuine remote flexibility and Paris offsites
Ratings
CoherePoolside
2.9
3.8
Overall
2.5
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.0
3.9
Culture & Values
3.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
2.3
3.6
Senior Mgmt
2.5
3.6
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Jason Warner)
Culture Values
Cohere only
No unique values
Poolside only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Poolside
- Remote-first with monthly Paris gatherings
- Cutting-edge code generation research
- Early-stage with limited structure
- Comp may trail larger AI labs
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Poolside
Choose Poolside if you want cutting-edge code AI research on a remote-first flat team (ex-GitHub CTO leadership) — but expect early-stage ambiguity and comp that trails the larger AI labs.
Open Roles
Cohere — 116 jobs
💻 Engineering
36
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
📋 Product
8
📣 Marketing
7
💰 Finance
4
👤 HR / People
4
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Poolside — 12 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
📊 Data
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. Poolside scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.9-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Poolside also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 116 open roles and Poolside has 12 open roles.