Labelbox
Medium (~350)
Plaid
Mid (~800)
Best For
Labelbox
Best for: ML infrastructure engineers building data labeling and training platforms for frontier AI labs and enterprises
Plaid
Best for: Engineers who want transparent leadership and real fintech impact at a top-rated company
Ratings
LabelboxPlaid
3.8
4.6
Overall
3.6
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.2
Culture & Values
3.6
4.1
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.9
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Manu Sharma)
👍 91% Recommend
👤 83% CEO Approval (Zach Perret)
Culture Values
Labelbox only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Plaid only
🪟 Transparent🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌈 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
Plaid
- 91% of employees recommend — highly accessible and transparent senior leadership
- Strong engineering culture with competitive compensation (4.1/5 comp rating) and real product impact
- Organizational changes can create uncertainty as the company scales
- Career opportunities rated 3.9/5 — growth paths may vary by department
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.
Plaid
Choose Plaid if you want top-tier engineering culture, transparent leadership, and real fintech impact — but expect some growing pains as the company navigates organizational change.
Open Roles
Labelbox — 9 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
1
Plaid — 94 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
28
💻 Engineering
24
📋 Product
11
📣 Marketing
7
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
⚖️ Legal
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
Summary
Labelbox scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Plaid scores 4.6/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Diverse & Inclusive. Labelbox also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. Plaid also emphasizes Transparent, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Safe to Fail.
On the hiring front, Labelbox has 9 open roles and Plaid has 94 open roles.