LangChain
Small (~230)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
Best For
LangChain
Best for: AI engineers who want to shape the open-source LLM tooling ecosystem from inside a fast-moving startup
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
LangChainWeaviate
4.6
4.3
Overall
4.0
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.7
4.5
Culture & Values
4.6
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.4
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.4
4.0
Career Opps
👍 92% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Harrison Chase)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
LangChain only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎯 Direct Product Impact
Weaviate only
📡 Async-First⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Pros & Cons
LangChain
- Open-source DNA with massive community — your work impacts millions of developers
- Small team with outsized impact — ship fast with high autonomy
- Very early-stage startup — limited structure and processes
- Rapidly scaling which brings growing pains and role ambiguity
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
LangChain
Open-source DNA with massive developer community impact and high autonomy — but very early-stage with limited structure and rapidly shifting priorities.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
Open Roles
LangChain — 88 jobs
💻 Engineering
44
💼 Sales / GTM
29
📣 Marketing
7
👤 HR / People
3
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
LangChain scores 4.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy. LangChain also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats, Direct Product Impact. Weaviate also emphasizes Async-First, Work-Life Balance, Diverse & Inclusive, Safe to Fail.
On the hiring front, LangChain has 88 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.