Labelbox
Medium (~350)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
Best For
Labelbox
Best for: ML infrastructure engineers building data labeling and training platforms for frontier AI labs and enterprises
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
LabelboxWeaviate
3.8
4.3
Overall
3.6
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.5
Culture & Values
3.6
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Manu Sharma)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
Labelbox only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🤝 Flat Hierarchy🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
🌈 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
Weaviate
- Excellent remote-first culture — async workflows, timezone respect, and high autonomy
- Flat, ego-free culture — your voice is heard from day 1 regardless of title
- Time zone challenges inherent to a fully distributed global team
- Startup growing pains — processes still being established, things evolve quickly
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
Open Roles
Labelbox — 9 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
1
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
Labelbox scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Diverse & Inclusive. Labelbox also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. Weaviate also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Async-First, Flat Hierarchy, Open Source, Work-Life Balance, Safe to Fail.
On the hiring front, Labelbox has 9 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.