Navan
Large (~3,500)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Navan
Best for: Professionals interested in Navan
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
NavanScale AI
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.7
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
2.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.6
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Navan only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Scale AI only
No unique values
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Navan
- Strong career growth with managers who genuinely invest in your development
- AI-driven product with real market traction and meaningful work impact
- Frequent organizational shifts require high adaptability and resilience
- Intense workload with ambitious targets — pace isn't for everyone
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
Bottom Line
Navan
Navan — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
Open Roles
Navan — 206 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
66
💻 Engineering
34
⚙️ Operations
9
📋 Product
7
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
4
👤 HR / People
3
📣 Marketing
3
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Navan scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven. Navan also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Navan has 206 open roles and Scale AI has 175 open roles.