Lambda
Mid (~500)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
Lambdan8n
3.6
4.5
Overall
3.7
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.7
4.6
Culture & Values
3.6
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.4
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.4
4.3
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Lambda only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
Bottom Line
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Open Roles
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
n8n — 42 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
11
📣 Marketing
3
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.9-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Lambda has 32 open roles and n8n has 42 open roles.