Decagon
Small (~210)
Modal
Small (~110)
Best For
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
Modal
Best for: Systems engineers who want to build developer-loved cloud infrastructure with elite teammates
Ratings
DecagonModal
3.9
4.0
Overall
3.7
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.2
Culture & Values
3.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.7
3.5
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Erik Bernhardsson)
Culture Values
Decagon only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Modal only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🔓 Open Source🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
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
Modal
- World-class engineering team — includes creators of Luigi, Seaborn, and olympiad medalists
- High-impact product with 50x revenue growth — developers widely praise the platform
- Early-stage startup dynamics — roles shift quickly, requires high self-direction
- Limited HR infrastructure — benefits and career ladders still being developed
Bottom Line
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.
Modal
Choose Modal if you want world-class engineering peers and 50x revenue growth — but expect early-stage startup dynamics.
Open Roles
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
Modal — 28 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
📣 Marketing
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Modal scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Decagon also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity. Modal also emphasizes Deep Work / Low Meetings, Open Source, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Decagon has 95 open roles and Modal has 28 open roles.