Granola
Small (~50)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
GranolaScale AI
4.8
3.5
Overall
4.5
2.7
Work-Life Balance
5.0
2.9
Culture & Values
4.5
3.5
Comp & Benefits
5.0
2.8
Senior Mgmt
4.7
3.6
Career Opps
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Granola only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Scale AI only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
Bottom Line
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
Open Roles
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Granola scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 1.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Granola also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats. Scale AI also emphasizes Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Granola has 16 open roles and Scale AI has 175 open roles.