Glean
Large (~1,475)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
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
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
GleanScale AI
4.2
3.5
Overall
3.8
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.3
2.9
Culture & Values
4.2
3.5
Comp & Benefits
4.0
2.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Glean only
🪟 Transparent
Scale AI only
No unique values
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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
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
Scale AI — 174 jobs
💻 Engineering
61
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
14
💼 Sales / GTM
13
⚙️ Operations
8
⚖️ Legal
6
📣 Marketing
6
📊 Data
3
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.7-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.
On the hiring front, Glean has 196 open roles and Scale AI has 174 open roles.