ElevenLabs
Mid (~600)
Lambda
Mid (~500)
Best For
ElevenLabs
Best for: AI engineers who want to push the frontier of voice synthesis at a fast-growing startup
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Ratings
ElevenLabsLambda
4.2
3.6
Overall
3.6
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.7
Culture & Values
4.2
3.6
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.4
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.4
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Mati Staniszewski)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
ElevenLabs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🌱 Learning & Growth
Lambda only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
Bottom Line
ElevenLabs
Choose ElevenLabs if you want cutting-edge AI voice tech with remote flexibility — but expect intense hours and startup pace.
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
ElevenLabs scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. ElevenLabs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Learning & Growth. Lambda also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, ElevenLabs has 112 open roles and Lambda has 32 open roles.