Contentful
Large (~1,000)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
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
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
ContentfulSamsara
3.4
4.0
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.5
4.1
Culture & Values
3.4
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.2
3.8
Career Opps
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Samsara only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🌱 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
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
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.
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
Contentful — 114 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Samsara — 385 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
178
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
41
📣 Marketing
10
🧠 ML / AI
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
5
👤 HR / People
3
⚙️ Operations
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Engineering-Driven. Samsara also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Contentful has 114 open roles and Samsara has 385 open roles.