Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Poolside
Small (~150)
Best For
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Poolside
Best for: AI researchers who want frontier code generation work with genuine remote flexibility and Paris offsites
Ratings
CrusoePoolside
4.3
3.8
Overall
3.5
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.5
3.9
Culture & Values
4.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Jason Warner)
Culture Values
Crusoe only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💜 Mission-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Poolside only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
🧩 Wears Many Hats⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Poolside
- Remote-first with monthly Paris gatherings
- Cutting-edge code generation research
- Early-stage with limited structure
- Comp may trail larger AI labs
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.
Poolside
Choose Poolside if you want cutting-edge code AI research on a remote-first flat team (ex-GitHub CTO leadership) — but expect early-stage ambiguity and comp that trails the larger 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
Poolside — 12 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
📊 Data
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Poolside scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Wears Many Hats, Engineering-Driven. Crusoe also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Mission-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity. Poolside also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Crusoe has 318 open roles and Poolside has 12 open roles.