CoreWeave vs Samsara

CoreWeave vs Samsara: Culture Compared

CoreWeave (3.6 Glassdoor) vs Samsara (4.0 Glassdoor) — side-by-side on culture values, work-life balance, compensation, and open roles.

CoreWeave

CoreWeave

Large (~1,800)
Samsara

Samsara

Large (~5,200)
CoreWeave
Best for: Infrastructure engineers who want GPU cloud exposure with strong equity upside
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
CoreWeaveSamsara
3.6
4.0
Overall
3.2
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.1
4.1
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.4
3.8
Career Opps
πŸ‘ 62% Recommend πŸ‘€ 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
πŸ‘ 80% Recommend πŸ‘€ 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
CoreWeave only
βš™οΈ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Samsara only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
πŸš€ Ship Fast & IterateπŸ’Ž Strong Comp & Equity

CoreWeave

  • βœ“GPU cloud infrastructure leader backed by NVIDIA ($2B investment)
  • βœ“Strong compensation and equity β€” especially valuable post-IPO
  • βœ—Work-life balance can be challenging β€” some teams expect off-hours availability
  • βœ—Culture and values rated 3.1/5 β€” processes still maturing

Samsara

  • βœ“Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
  • βœ“Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
  • βœ—Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
  • βœ—Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside β€” but culture and processes are still maturing.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.

CoreWeave β€” 251 jobs

πŸ’» Engineering
108
πŸ’Ό Sales / GTM
25
πŸ“‹ Product
19
πŸ’° Finance
12
βš™οΈ Operations
12
πŸ“£ Marketing
10
βš–οΈ Legal
7
πŸ“Š Data
6
πŸ‘€ HR / People
5
🎨 Design
3

Samsara β€” 383 jobs

πŸ’Ό Sales / GTM
188
πŸ’» Engineering
60
πŸ“‹ Product
36
πŸ“£ Marketing
11
🧠 ML / AI
10
πŸ“Š Data
7
βš™οΈ Operations
7
🎧 Support
5
πŸ‘€ HR / People
3
βš–οΈ Legal
2
🎨 Design
1

CoreWeave scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.

Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. CoreWeave also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats. Samsara also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth.

On the hiring front, CoreWeave has 251 open roles and Samsara has 383 open roles.

Read more: Working at CoreWeave