Mercury
Large (~1,300)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
Best For
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
MercuryWeaviate
4.3
4.3
Overall
3.8
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.9
4.0
Career Opps
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
Mercury only
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🤝 Flat Hierarchy🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
None
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
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
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
Open Roles
Mercury — 70 jobs
💻 Engineering
15
💼 Sales / GTM
13
👤 HR / People
4
📋 Product
4
🎨 Design
3
⚖️ Legal
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
🎧 Support
1
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
Mercury scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Mercury has 70 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.