Lambda
Mid (~500)
Notion
Mid (~800)
Best For
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Notion
Best for: Product-obsessed engineers who care deeply about craft and want to build tools that millions use daily
Ratings
LambdaNotion
3.6
4.4
Overall
3.7
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.7
4.5
Culture & Values
3.6
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.4
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.4
4.2
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Ivan Zhao)
Culture Values
Lambda only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Notion only
🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
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
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
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
Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Notion scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. Lambda also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate. Notion also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Transparent, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Lambda has 32 open roles and Notion has 142 open roles.