Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
Best For
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
CrusoeWeaviate
4.3
4.3
Overall
3.5
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.5
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.0
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
Crusoe only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💜 Mission-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🤝 Flat Hierarchy🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
None
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
Weaviate
- Excellent remote-first culture — async workflows, timezone respect, and high autonomy
- Flat, ego-free culture — your voice is heard from day 1 regardless of title
- Time zone challenges inherent to a fully distributed global team
- Startup growing pains — processes still being established, things evolve quickly
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
Open Roles
Crusoe — 330 jobs
💻 Engineering
98
⚙️ Operations
22
📋 Product
18
💼 Sales / GTM
16
💰 Finance
11
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
7
⚖️ Legal
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
Weaviate — 3 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
2
💻 Engineering
1
Summary
Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Crusoe has 330 open roles and Weaviate has 3 open roles.