Glean
Large (~1,475)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
Glean
Best for: AI engineers who want to work on enterprise search with ex-Google leadership and don't mind below-market base pay offset by strong equity upside
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
Gleann8n
4.2
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.6
Culture & Values
4.2
4.5
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.3
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.3
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Glean only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🪟 Transparent
Pros & Cons
Glean
- World-class AI talent — learn from ex-Google leadership on cutting-edge enterprise search
- Transparent collaborative culture with strong career growth
- Below-market compensation — comp rated only 3.6/5
- Sales org has high churn and toxicity problems in EMEA and US
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
Bottom Line
Glean
Top-tier AI engineering talent and explosive growth, but comp lags peers and the sales org has churn problems — the engineering side is the real draw.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Open Roles
Glean — 180 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
61
💻 Engineering
38
📋 Product
15
👤 HR / People
8
📣 Marketing
6
🎨 Design
5
🧠 ML / AI
5
⚙️ Operations
4
📊 Data
3
💰 Finance
1
n8n — 43 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
21
💻 Engineering
10
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Transparent. Glean also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. n8n also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Glean has 180 open roles and n8n has 43 open roles.