Harvey
Medium (~350)
OpenAI
Large (~3,500)
Best For
Harvey
Best for: Engineers who want to transform legal work with AI at a well-funded unicorn with exceptional comp
OpenAI
Best for: Engineers who want to build frontier AI models at the company defining the industry, with elite compensation
Ratings
HarveyOpenAI
3.9
4.5
Overall
3.4
3.6
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.6
Culture & Values
3.9
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.7
4.3
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Winston Weinberg)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Sam Altman)
Culture Values
Harvey only
No unique values
OpenAI only
No unique values
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 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
OpenAI
- Cutting-edge frontier AI research with world-class colleagues
- Elite compensation — top-tier TC and equity packages
- High-intensity environment — long hours and intense pace are the norm
- Internal politics and rapid org changes as the company scales
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.
OpenAI
High-intensity, mission-driven culture with world-class colleagues and top-tier comp — but expect long hours, rapid org changes, and internal politics as the company scales.
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
OpenAI — 655 jobs
💻 Engineering
317
💼 Sales / GTM
57
📋 Product
30
📊 Data
28
🧠 ML / AI
28
📣 Marketing
24
⚙️ Operations
17
⚖️ Legal
13
🎨 Design
10
👤 HR / People
9
💰 Finance
7
🎧 Support
4
Summary
Harvey scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.4 work-life balance rating. OpenAI scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 3.6 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Harvey has 230 open roles and OpenAI has 655 open roles.