Mercury
Large (~1,300)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Best For
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
MercurySamsara
4.3
4.0
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.1
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.9
3.8
Career Opps
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
Mercury only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Samsara only
No unique values
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Mercury
- Strong talent density with smart, motivated teammates and genuine autonomy and ownership
- Great Place to Work certified — product-first mindset with meaningful scope for every engineer
- Still figuring out how to scale processes — expect some ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Work-life balance rated 3.8/5 — periods of higher intensity during rapid growth phases
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
Bottom Line
Mercury
Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
Open Roles
Mercury — 53 jobs
💻 Engineering
11
💼 Sales / GTM
10
📣 Marketing
4
🎨 Design
3
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
📋 Product
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Mercury scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity. Mercury also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Mercury has 53 open roles and Samsara has 403 open roles.