Cohere
Small (~500)
Tailscale
Small (~290)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Tailscale
Best for: Systems engineers who value location-equal pay, generous parental leave, and working on deeply technical networking problems
Ratings
CohereTailscale
2.9
4.4
Overall
2.5
4.5
Work-Life Balance
3.0
4.5
Culture & Values
3.2
4.4
Comp & Benefits
2.3
4.2
Senior Mgmt
2.5
4.2
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Avery Pennarun)
Culture Values
Cohere only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Tailscale only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🪟 Transparent
Shared
⚙️ 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
Tailscale
- Same pay worldwide with 26 weeks parental leave and genuine work-life balance
- Brilliant, nerdy CEO who deeply understands the tech — culture is intellectual and respectful
- Career progression limited — only 3.0/5 on career opportunities
- Middle management still developing — some growing pains as the org scales
Bottom Line
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Tailscale
Intellectual, engineer-led culture with same pay worldwide and 26 weeks parental leave — but career progression is limited and middle management is still maturing.
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
Tailscale — 52 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
11
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
📣 Marketing
2
Summary
Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.5 work-life balance rating. Tailscale scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 1.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Cohere also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Tailscale also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive, Transparent.
On the hiring front, Cohere has 116 open roles and Tailscale has 52 open roles.