Harvey
Medium (~350)
Modal
Small (~110)
Best For
Harvey
Best for: Engineers who want to transform legal work with AI at a well-funded unicorn with exceptional comp
Modal
Best for: Systems engineers who want to build developer-loved cloud infrastructure with elite teammates
Ratings
HarveyModal
3.9
4.0
Overall
3.4
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.2
Culture & Values
3.9
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.7
3.5
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Winston Weinberg)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Erik Bernhardsson)
Culture Values
Harvey only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌱 Learning & Growth
Modal only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🔓 Open Source🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Harvey
- Exceptional comp and equity packages
- Smart, driven colleagues who support each other
- Intense pace with long hours
- Growing pains and internal politics
Modal
- World-class engineering team — includes creators of Luigi, Seaborn, and olympiad medalists
- High-impact product with 50x revenue growth — developers widely praise the platform
- Early-stage startup dynamics — roles shift quickly, requires high self-direction
- Limited HR infrastructure — benefits and career ladders still being developed
Bottom Line
Harvey
Choose Harvey if you want exceptional equity, smart colleagues, and the chance to reshape the legal industry with AI — but expect relentless pace, long hours, and growing-company politics.
Modal
Choose Modal if you want world-class engineering peers and 50x revenue growth — but expect early-stage startup dynamics.
Open Roles
Harvey — 230 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
47
⚙️ Operations
21
📋 Product
18
⚖️ Legal
17
📣 Marketing
13
🎨 Design
10
👤 HR / People
9
📊 Data
2
Modal — 28 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
📣 Marketing
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Harvey scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.4 work-life balance rating. Modal scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Harvey also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Learning & Growth. Modal also emphasizes Deep Work / Low Meetings, Open Source, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Harvey has 230 open roles and Modal has 28 open roles.