Contentful
Large (~1,000)
Glean
Large (~1,475)
Best For
Contentful
Best for: Backend and full-stack engineers who want to work on developer-facing content infrastructure with remote flexibility and an established product used by major brands
Glean
Best for: AI engineers who want to work on enterprise search with ex-Google leadership and don't mind below-market base pay offset by strong equity upside
Ratings
ContentfulGlean
3.4
4.2
Overall
3.8
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.5
4.3
Culture & Values
3.4
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.2
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.2
4.0
Career Opps
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
Culture Values
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Glean only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🪟 Transparent
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Contentful
- Flexible remote/hybrid setup with strong distributed team culture
- Talented and humble engineering team with approachable, responsive leadership
- Stagnating product development with competition overtaking in key areas
- Internal promotions are difficult with pay disparities between long-tenured and new hires
Glean
- World-class AI talent — learn from ex-Google leadership on cutting-edge enterprise search
- Transparent collaborative culture with strong career growth
- Below-market compensation — comp rated only 3.6/5
- Sales org has high churn and toxicity problems in EMEA and US
Bottom Line
Contentful
Pioneer in headless CMS with genuine remote flexibility, but Glassdoor is below average (3.4, 68% recommend) — reviews mention leadership instability and limited career progression.
Glean
Top-tier AI engineering talent and explosive growth, but comp lags peers and the sales org has churn problems — the engineering side is the real draw.
Open Roles
Contentful — 114 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Glean — 180 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
61
💻 Engineering
38
📋 Product
15
👤 HR / People
8
📣 Marketing
6
🎨 Design
5
🧠 ML / AI
5
⚙️ Operations
4
📊 Data
3
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Glean scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly. Glean also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Transparent.
On the hiring front, Contentful has 114 open roles and Glean has 180 open roles.