CoreWeave
Large (~1,800)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
CoreWeave
Best for: Infrastructure engineers who want GPU cloud exposure with strong equity upside
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
CoreWeaveScale AI
3.6
3.5
Overall
3.2
2.7
Work-Life Balance
3.1
2.9
Culture & Values
3.8
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.0
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.4
3.6
Career Opps
👍 62% Recommend
👤 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
CoreWeave only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Scale AI only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
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
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside — but culture and processes are still maturing.
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
CoreWeave — 251 jobs
💻 Engineering
108
💼 Sales / GTM
25
📋 Product
19
💰 Finance
12
⚙️ Operations
12
📣 Marketing
10
⚖️ Legal
7
📊 Data
6
👤 HR / People
5
🎨 Design
3
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
CoreWeave scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 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, Ship Fast & Iterate. CoreWeave also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats. Scale AI also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, CoreWeave has 251 open roles and Scale AI has 175 open roles.