Contentful
Large (~1,000)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
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
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
ContentfulScale AI
3.4
3.5
Overall
3.8
2.7
Work-Life Balance
3.5
2.9
Culture & Values
3.4
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.2
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.2
3.6
Career Opps
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Scale AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
Open Roles
Contentful — 114 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Scale AI — 167 jobs
💻 Engineering
60
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
15
💼 Sales / GTM
13
⚙️ Operations
6
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
5
👤 HR / People
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly. Scale AI also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Contentful has 114 open roles and Scale AI has 167 open roles.