Hebbia
Small (~140)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Best For
Hebbia
Best for: Engineers who want a famously kind, high-EQ team building cutting-edge AI for finance and legal professionals
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
HebbiaSamsara
4.4
4.0
Overall
3.2
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.1
Culture & Values
4.4
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.2
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.2
3.8
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (George Sivulka)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
Hebbia only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Samsara only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 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
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
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.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
Open Roles
Hebbia — 32 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
10
💻 Engineering
8
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Samsara — 383 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
188
💻 Engineering
60
📋 Product
36
📣 Marketing
11
🧠 ML / AI
10
📊 Data
7
⚙️ Operations
7
🎧 Support
5
👤 HR / People
3
⚖️ Legal
2
🎨 Design
1
Summary
Hebbia scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Hebbia also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats. Samsara also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Hebbia has 32 open roles and Samsara has 383 open roles.