ElevenLabs
Mid (~600)
GitLab
Large (~2,500)
Best For
ElevenLabs
Best for: AI engineers who want to push the frontier of voice synthesis at a fast-growing startup
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
Ratings
ElevenLabsGitLab
4.2
3.9
Overall
3.6
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.0
Culture & Values
4.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.7
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Mati Staniszewski)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
Culture Values
ElevenLabs only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
GitLab only
📡 Async-First🪟 Transparent🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Pros & Cons
ElevenLabs
- Cutting-edge AI voice technology — working on one of the most advanced products in the AI voice space
- Exceptional talent density and remote-first culture spanning 30+ countries
- Work-life balance is poor — 60+ hour weeks are the norm with constant pressure to deliver
- Leadership maturity concerns — little margin for error or professional growth
GitLab
- Best-in-class all-remote culture — truly async-first with genuine flexibility
- Radically transparent company with a public handbook and open processes
- Revenue organization has seen quota chaos and low morale
- Some leadership instability at the C-suite level
Bottom Line
ElevenLabs
Choose ElevenLabs if you want cutting-edge AI voice tech with remote flexibility — but expect intense hours and startup pace.
GitLab
Choose GitLab if you want the gold standard of all-remote work with public handbook and async processes — but expect bureaucracy at scale and comp below top-tier.
Open Roles
ElevenLabs — 112 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
51
💻 Engineering
15
📣 Marketing
13
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
GitLab — 195 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📋 Product
10
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
4
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚙️ Operations
2
Summary
ElevenLabs scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly. ElevenLabs also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. GitLab also emphasizes Async-First, Transparent, Open Source, Work-Life Balance.
On the hiring front, ElevenLabs has 112 open roles and GitLab has 195 open roles.