Glean
Large (~1,475)
Poolside
Small (~150)
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
Poolside
Best for: AI researchers who want frontier code generation work with genuine remote flexibility and Paris offsites
Ratings
GleanPoolside
4.2
3.8
Overall
3.8
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.9
Culture & Values
4.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Jason Warner)
Culture Values
Glean only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🪟 Transparent
Poolside only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
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
Poolside
- Remote-first with monthly Paris gatherings
- Cutting-edge code generation research
- Early-stage with limited structure
- Comp may trail larger AI labs
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.
Poolside
Choose Poolside if you want cutting-edge code AI research on a remote-first flat team (ex-GitHub CTO leadership) — but expect early-stage ambiguity and comp that trails the larger AI labs.
Open Roles
Glean — 180 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
62
💻 Engineering
38
📋 Product
15
👤 HR / People
7
⚙️ Operations
6
🎨 Design
5
📣 Marketing
5
🧠 ML / AI
5
📊 Data
1
💰 Finance
1
Poolside — 12 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
📊 Data
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Poolside scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Glean also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate, Transparent. Poolside also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Glean has 180 open roles and Poolside has 12 open roles.