Glean
Large (~1,475)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
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
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
GleanSamsara
4.2
4.0
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.1
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.8
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
Glean only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🪟 Transparent
Samsara only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🌱 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
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
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.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
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
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Glean also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Transparent. Samsara also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Glean has 196 open roles and Samsara has 403 open roles.