Glean
Large (~1,475)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
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
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
GleanWeaviate
4.2
4.3
Overall
3.8
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.5
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.0
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
Glean only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🪟 Transparent
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🤝 Flat Hierarchy🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
None
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
Weaviate
- Excellent remote-first culture — async workflows, timezone respect, and high autonomy
- Flat, ego-free culture — your voice is heard from day 1 regardless of title
- Time zone challenges inherent to a fully distributed global team
- Startup growing pains — processes still being established, things evolve quickly
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
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
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Glean has 196 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.