GitLab
Large (~2,500)
Harvey
Medium (~350)
Best For
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
Harvey
Best for: Engineers who want to transform legal work with AI at a well-funded unicorn with exceptional comp
Ratings
GitLabHarvey
3.9
3.9
Overall
3.9
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.0
Culture & Values
3.8
3.9
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.7
3.7
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Winston Weinberg)
Culture Values
GitLab only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🪟 Transparent🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Harvey only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
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
Harvey
- Exceptional comp and equity packages
- Smart, driven colleagues who support each other
- Intense pace with long hours
- Growing pains and internal politics
Bottom Line
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.
Harvey
Choose Harvey if you want exceptional equity, smart colleagues, and the chance to reshape the legal industry with AI — but expect relentless pace, long hours, and growing-company politics.
Open Roles
GitLab — 195 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📋 Product
10
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
4
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚙️ Operations
2
Harvey — 230 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
47
⚙️ Operations
21
📋 Product
18
⚖️ Legal
17
📣 Marketing
13
🎨 Design
10
👤 HR / People
9
📊 Data
2
Summary
GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Harvey scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, GitLab has 195 open roles and Harvey has 230 open roles.