Doctolib
Large (~3,500)
Tailscale
Small (~290)
Best For
Doctolib
Best for: Engineers motivated by healthcare impact who want to build products improving medical access across Europe at a mission-driven company with a strong French tech identity
Tailscale
Best for: Systems engineers who value location-equal pay, generous parental leave, and working on deeply technical networking problems
Ratings
DoctolibTailscale
3.7
4.4
Overall
3.7
4.5
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.5
Culture & Values
3.7
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.2
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Stanislas Niox-Chateau)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Avery Pennarun)
Culture Values
Doctolib only
💜 Mission-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Tailscale only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🪟 Transparent
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
Doctolib
- Mission-driven colleagues who genuinely care about improving healthcare access
- Strong growth opportunities with flexible remote policy and decent benefits
- Management can be heavy-handed — uses company principles as weapons against feedback
- French-centric culture makes it harder for non-French speakers to advance
Tailscale
- Same pay worldwide with 26 weeks parental leave and genuine work-life balance
- Brilliant, nerdy CEO who deeply understands the tech — culture is intellectual and respectful
- Career progression limited — only 3.0/5 on career opportunities
- Middle management still developing — some growing pains as the org scales
Bottom Line
Doctolib
Genuine social mission (digitizing healthcare access for millions) with a fast-shipping culture, but at 3,500 people reviews cite organizational change fatigue and management inconsistency.
Tailscale
Intellectual, engineer-led culture with same pay worldwide and 26 weeks parental leave — but career progression is limited and middle management is still maturing.
Open Roles
Doctolib — 248 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
86
💻 Engineering
44
📣 Marketing
13
📋 Product
8
📊 Data
6
👤 HR / People
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
💰 Finance
1
Tailscale — 53 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📋 Product
6
⚙️ Operations
4
📊 Data
2
📣 Marketing
2
Summary
Doctolib scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Tailscale scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Doctolib has 248 open roles and Tailscale has 53 open roles.