ElevenLabs
Mid (~600)
Writer
Mid (~400)
Best For
ElevenLabs
Best for: AI engineers who want to push the frontier of voice synthesis at a fast-growing startup
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
ElevenLabsWriter
4.2
3.5
Overall
3.6
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.6
Culture & Values
4.2
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.3
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Mati Staniszewski)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
ElevenLabs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Writer only
🔓 Open Source
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
Bottom Line
ElevenLabs
Choose ElevenLabs if you want cutting-edge AI voice tech with remote flexibility — but expect intense hours and startup pace.
Writer
Writer — 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
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
ElevenLabs scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Writer scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven. ElevenLabs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Writer also emphasizes Open Source.
On the hiring front, ElevenLabs has 112 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.