Hugging Face
Small (~400)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
Hugging FaceSupabase
3.8
4.8
Overall
4.1
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.9
Culture & Values
3.4
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.6
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Hugging Face only
🕐 Flexible Hours🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats
Supabase only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First
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
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
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.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
Open Roles
Hugging Face — 9 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 1.0-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Remote-Friendly, Async-First. Hugging Face also emphasizes Flexible Hours, Transparent, Wears Many Hats. Supabase also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Hugging Face has 9 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.