Contentful
Large (~1,000)
Harvey
Medium (~350)
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
Harvey
Best for: Engineers who want to transform legal work with AI at a well-funded unicorn with exceptional comp
Ratings
ContentfulHarvey
3.4
3.9
Overall
3.8
3.4
Work-Life Balance
3.5
4.0
Culture & Values
3.4
3.9
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.2
3.7
Career Opps
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Winston Weinberg)
Culture Values
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Harvey only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Harvey
- Exceptional comp and equity packages
- Smart, driven colleagues who support each other
- Intense pace with long hours
- Growing pains and internal politics
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.
Harvey
Choose Harvey if you want exceptional equity, smart colleagues, and the chance to reshape the legal industry with AI — but expect relentless pace, long hours, and growing-company politics.
Open Roles
Contentful — 111 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
15
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Harvey — 230 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
47
⚙️ Operations
21
📋 Product
18
⚖️ Legal
17
📣 Marketing
13
🎨 Design
10
👤 HR / People
9
📊 Data
2
Summary
Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Harvey scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly. Harvey also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Contentful has 111 open roles and Harvey has 230 open roles.