Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Hugging Face
Small (~400)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Ratings
Grafana LabsHugging Face
4.1
3.8
Overall
4.3
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.2
Culture & Values
4.0
3.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
Culture Values
Grafana Labs only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
Hugging Face only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🕐 Flexible Hours🧩 Wears Many Hats📡 Async-First
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent
Pros & Cons
Grafana Labs
- 100% remote-first across 40+ countries with generous PTO (~30 days) and mandatory shutdown days
- Engineers rate it 4.9/5 — absurdly talented colleagues with strong open-source culture
- Career progression above staff level can be challenging with limited upward mobility
- Product management is sometimes marginalized with engineers holding disproportionate power
Hugging Face
- True open-source DNA — you work on things millions of developers actually use
- Remote-first and async culture that actually works across time zones
- Below-market comp compared to FAANG
- Career progression is unclear — no well-defined ladder
Bottom Line
Grafana Labs
Choose Grafana Labs if you want deep open-source impact, fully remote flexibility, and excellent WLB — but expect limited career progression above staff level.
Hugging Face
Choose Hugging Face if you want to build tools millions of ML devs use with true remote freedom — but comp lags FAANG.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Hugging Face — 9 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
Summary
Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.3 work-life balance rating. Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Transparent. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth. Hugging Face also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Flexible Hours, Wears Many Hats, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Grafana Labs has 149 open roles and Hugging Face has 9 open roles.