Hebbia
Small (~140)
Modal
Small (~110)
Best For
Hebbia
Best for: Engineers who want a famously kind, high-EQ team building cutting-edge AI for finance and legal professionals
Modal
Best for: Systems engineers who want to build developer-loved cloud infrastructure with elite teammates
Ratings
HebbiaModal
4.4
4.0
Overall
3.2
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.2
Culture & Values
4.4
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.2
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.2
3.5
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (George Sivulka)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Erik Bernhardsson)
Culture Values
Hebbia only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Modal only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🔓 Open Source
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Hebbia
- Incredible culture and smart, kind team
- Cutting-edge AI work in finance
- Very long hours expected
- Fully in-office, no flexibility
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
Hebbia
Choose Hebbia if you want one of the most collegial cultures in AI (4.4 Glassdoor, 88% recommend) and direct impact in fintech — but expect very long hours and fully in-office, no remote flexibility.
Modal
Choose Modal if you want world-class engineering peers and 50x revenue growth — but expect early-stage startup dynamics.
Open Roles
Hebbia — 32 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
10
💻 Engineering
8
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Modal — 28 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
📣 Marketing
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Hebbia scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Modal scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats, Direct Product Impact. Hebbia also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Modal also emphasizes Deep Work / Low Meetings, Open Source.
On the hiring front, Hebbia has 32 open roles and Modal has 28 open roles.