CoreWeave
Large (~1,800)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Best For
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
Ratings
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
👍 62% Recommend
👤 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
CoreWeave only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Samsara only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
CoreWeave
- GPU cloud infrastructure leader backed by NVIDIA ($2B investment)
- Strong compensation and equity — especially valuable post-IPO
- Work-life balance can be challenging — some teams expect off-hours availability
- Culture and values rated 3.1/5 — processes still maturing
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
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside — 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.
Open Roles
CoreWeave — 266 jobs
💻 Engineering
118
💼 Sales / GTM
23
📋 Product
20
⚙️ Operations
12
📣 Marketing
10
⚖️ Legal
9
💰 Finance
8
👤 HR / People
7
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
2
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
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 266 open roles and Samsara has 403 open roles.