Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Lambda
Mid (~500)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Ratings
Grafana LabsLambda
4.1
3.6
Overall
4.3
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.7
Culture & Values
4.0
3.6
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.4
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.4
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
Lambda only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
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.
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.3 work-life balance rating. Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Transparent, Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth. Lambda also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Grafana Labs has 149 open roles and Lambda has 32 open roles.