Cohere
Small (~500)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
CohereSamsara
2.9
4.0
Overall
3.5
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.0
4.1
Culture & Values
3.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
2.3
3.8
Senior Mgmt
2.5
3.8
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
Cohere only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Samsara only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
Open Roles
Cohere — 125 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
19
📋 Product
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 1.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth. Cohere also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats. Samsara also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 125 open roles and Samsara has 403 open roles.