Hugging Face
Small (~400)
Lambda
Mid (~500)
Best For
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Ratings
Hugging FaceLambda
3.8
3.6
Overall
4.1
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.2
3.7
Culture & Values
3.4
3.6
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.4
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.4
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Hugging Face only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly🕐 Flexible Hours🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats📡 Async-First
Lambda only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
Hugging Face
- True open-source DNA — you work on things millions of developers actually use
- Remote-first and async culture that actually works across time zones
- Below-market comp compared to FAANG
- Career progression is unclear — no well-defined ladder
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
Bottom Line
Hugging Face
Choose Hugging Face if you want to build tools millions of ML devs use with true remote freedom — but comp lags FAANG.
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Hugging Face — 9 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Hugging Face has 9 open roles and Lambda has 32 open roles.