Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Decagon
Small (~210)
Best For
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
Ratings
CrusoeDecagon
4.3
3.9
Overall
3.5
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.5
3.8
Culture & Values
4.2
3.2
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.7
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.7
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
Culture Values
Crusoe only
💜 Mission-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Decagon only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Crusoe
- Unique mission combining AI compute with clean energy — employees feel genuine environmental impact
- Strong compensation and equity with startup energy and rapidly growing resources
- Startup pace means long hours and ambiguity — not for people who want strict 9-to-5
- Rapid scaling creates process gaps, shifting priorities, and some organizational chaos
Decagon
- Strong engineering-driven culture with technical founders still deeply involved
- Ship meaningful AI features to enterprise customers every week
- Intense workload and high expectations — not a typical 40-hour week
- SF-centric; most roles expect in-office presence
Bottom Line
Crusoe
Choose Crusoe if you want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission and strong equity — but expect startup chaos and long hours as the company scales rapidly.
Decagon
Choose Decagon if you want intense builder energy at a $4.5B Series D AI agents startup with real enterprise revenue — but expect SF office-centric culture and cash comp that trails top AI labs.
Open Roles
Crusoe — 318 jobs
💻 Engineering
119
💼 Sales / GTM
17
⚙️ Operations
16
⚖️ Legal
8
📋 Product
8
💰 Finance
7
🎨 Design
5
👤 HR / People
5
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
3
Decagon — 95 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
32
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
7
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Summary
Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity. Crusoe also emphasizes Mission-Driven, Wears Many Hats. Decagon also emphasizes Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Crusoe has 318 open roles and Decagon has 95 open roles.