Glean
Large (~1,475)
Runway
Mid (~420)
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
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
GleanRunway
4.2
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.6
Culture & Values
4.2
4.3
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.4
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Glean only
🪟 Transparent
Runway only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
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.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Open Roles
Glean — 196 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
68
💻 Engineering
42
📋 Product
16
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
6
🎨 Design
5
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
3
Runway — 35 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
7
💼 Sales / GTM
4
📊 Data
3
💻 Engineering
3
👤 HR / People
3
📣 Marketing
3
💰 Finance
2
🎨 Design
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Runway 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: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Glean also emphasizes Transparent. Runway also emphasizes Remote-Friendly.
On the hiring front, Glean has 196 open roles and Runway has 35 open roles.