Labelbox
Medium (~350)
Notion
Mid (~800)
Best For
Labelbox
Best for: ML infrastructure engineers building data labeling and training platforms for frontier AI labs and enterprises
Notion
Best for: Product-obsessed engineers who care deeply about craft and want to build tools that millions use daily
Ratings
LabelboxNotion
3.8
4.4
Overall
3.6
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.5
Culture & Values
3.6
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Manu Sharma)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Ivan Zhao)
Culture Values
Labelbox only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Notion only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Pros & Cons
Labelbox
- Competitive compensation and equity
- Working with top AI labs as customers
- Rapid growth creates organizational churn
- Some teams move faster than others
Notion
- Incredible product culture — everyone uses Notion daily and cares deeply
- Transparent leadership with accessible founders and high trust
- Fast pace can lead to burnout, especially during product pushes
- Hybrid required (3 days in-office) — not truly remote-friendly
Bottom Line
Labelbox
Choose Labelbox if you want to work on the data side of AI — labeling, evaluation, and training infrastructure used by frontier AI teams — with moderate SF-based intensity.
Notion
Strong product culture with a beloved CEO (96% approval) and genuine design sensibility — but hybrid-required and the pace can burn people out during product pushes.
Open Roles
Labelbox — 9 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
1
Notion — 142 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
70
💻 Engineering
18
📣 Marketing
9
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
4
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
🎧 Support
4
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Labelbox scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Notion scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive. Labelbox also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate. Notion also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Transparent.
On the hiring front, Labelbox has 9 open roles and Notion has 142 open roles.