Hugging Face
Small (~400)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Wayve
Best for: ML and robotics engineers excited by embodied AI who want to work at the frontier of autonomous driving with a high-caliber research team in London
Ratings
Hugging FaceWayve
3.8
4.4
Overall
4.1
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.2
4.5
Culture & Values
3.4
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.2
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Hugging Face only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly🕐 Flexible Hours🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats📡 Async-First
Wayve only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Wayve
- Great culture — smart, friendly people with a supportive and inclusive familial bond
- Immense creative freedom and autonomy; founders are humble and open to being challenged
- Career progression framework is unclear — salaries and promotions feel arbitrary
- Very ambitious demands create vulnerability to burnout; processes built on the fly
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.
Wayve
One of Europe's top deep-tech companies with excellent Glassdoor ratings (4.4) and a cutting-edge AV research environment — but expect an intense pace and most roles are London-based.
Open Roles
Hugging Face — 10 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
🎨 Design
1
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Hugging Face has 10 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.