Glean
Large (~1,475)
Vercel
Mid (~600)
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
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
Ratings
GleanVercel
4.2
3.9
Overall
3.8
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.8
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.5
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Culture Values
Glean only
🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Vercel only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 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
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Remote-first with strong async culture — true flexibility
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
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.
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
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
Vercel — 78 jobs
💻 Engineering
29
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
4
📣 Marketing
3
⚖️ Legal
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Vercel scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Glean also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Transparent. Vercel also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source.
On the hiring front, Glean has 196 open roles and Vercel has 78 open roles.