Decagon
Small (~210)
Weaviate
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
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
DecagonWeaviate
3.9
4.3
Overall
3.7
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.5
Culture & Values
3.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.7
4.0
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
Decagon only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🤝 Flat Hierarchy🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
None
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
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
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
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
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Decagon has 95 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.