Lambda
Mid (~500)
Snowflake
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Snowflake
Best for: Professionals interested in Snowflake
Ratings
LambdaSnowflake
3.6
3.7
Overall
3.7
3.4
Work-Life Balance
3.7
3.8
Culture & Values
3.6
3.7
Comp & Benefits
3.4
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.4
3.5
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Lambda only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
Snowflake only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Snowflake
- Massive-scale distributed systems work with top-tier compensation and RSUs
- High technical bar, accessible senior leaders, and real learning opportunities
- Culture shifting under new leadership — holiday cuts and increased performance pressure
- Quarterly planning overhead and oncall load vary significantly by team
Bottom Line
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Snowflake
Snowflake — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Snowflake — 419 jobs
💻 Engineering
181
💼 Sales / GTM
93
📣 Marketing
29
📋 Product
22
📊 Data
14
⚖️ Legal
6
⚙️ Operations
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
Summary
Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Snowflake scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. Lambda also emphasizes Direct Product Impact. Snowflake also emphasizes Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Lambda has 32 open roles and Snowflake has 419 open roles.