Glean
Large (~1,475)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
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
Wayve
Best for: ML and robotics engineers excited by embodied AI who want to work at the frontier of autonomous driving with a high-caliber research team in London
Ratings
GleanWayve
4.2
4.4
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.5
Culture & Values
4.2
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Glean only
🪟 Transparent
Wayve only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
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
Wayve
- Great culture — smart, friendly people with a supportive and inclusive familial bond
- Immense creative freedom and autonomy; founders are humble and open to being challenged
- Career progression framework is unclear — salaries and promotions feel arbitrary
- Very ambitious demands create vulnerability to burnout; processes built on the fly
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.
Wayve
One of Europe's top deep-tech companies with excellent Glassdoor ratings (4.4) and a cutting-edge AV research environment — but expect an intense pace and most roles are London-based.
Open Roles
Glean — 180 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
61
💻 Engineering
38
📋 Product
15
👤 HR / People
8
📣 Marketing
6
🎨 Design
5
🧠 ML / AI
5
⚙️ Operations
4
📊 Data
3
💰 Finance
1
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.2-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. Wayve also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Glean has 180 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.