Harvey
Medium (~350)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Harvey
Best for: Engineers who want to transform legal work with AI at a well-funded unicorn with exceptional comp
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
HarveyScale AI
3.9
3.5
Overall
3.4
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
2.9
Culture & Values
3.9
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.7
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.7
3.6
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Winston Weinberg)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Harvey only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Scale AI only
No unique values
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 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
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
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.
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
Harvey — 230 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
47
⚙️ Operations
21
📋 Product
18
⚖️ Legal
17
📣 Marketing
13
🎨 Design
10
👤 HR / People
9
📊 Data
2
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
Harvey scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.4 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Harvey also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Harvey has 230 open roles and Scale AI has 175 open roles.