Cresta
Mid (~500)
Linear
Small (~80)
Best For
Cresta
Best for: Professionals interested in Cresta
Linear
Best for: Craftspeople who value deep work, async communication, and minimal meetings
Ratings
CrestaLinear
4.6
4.6
Overall
3.7
4.4
Work-Life Balance
4.7
4.8
Culture & Values
4.6
4.3
Comp & Benefits
4.4
4.5
Senior Mgmt
4.4
4.0
Career Opps
👍 92% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Karri Saarinen)
Culture Values
Cresta only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Linear only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Cresta
- World-class engineering talent with zero politics and deep individual ownership
- Strong comp with real equity upside — median $271k TC for US engineers
- Fast-paced culture can be at odds with work-life balance during sprints
- Hyper-growth means roles and processes are constantly evolving
Linear
- Obsessive product craft — building the best-in-class PM tool teams genuinely love
- Deep work culture with no standups and minimal meetings — actually practiced
- Very small team = limited roles available at any given time
- High hiring bar means slow growth — patience required
Bottom Line
Cresta
Cresta — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Linear
Choose Linear if you want obsessive product craft with genuine work-life balance — but the team is tiny and hiring bar is extreme.
Open Roles
Cresta — 120 jobs
💻 Engineering
48
💼 Sales / GTM
27
🧠 ML / AI
9
📣 Marketing
8
🎨 Design
6
💰 Finance
3
👤 HR / People
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
1
Linear — 19 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
8
💻 Engineering
5
🎨 Design
3
📋 Product
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Cresta scores 4.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Linear scores 4.6/5.0 overall with a 4.4 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. Cresta also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity. Linear also emphasizes Deep Work / Low Meetings, Remote-Friendly, Async-First, Work-Life Balance.
On the hiring front, Cresta has 120 open roles and Linear has 19 open roles.