Navan
Large (~3,500)
Writer
Mid (~400)
Best For
Navan
Best for: Professionals interested in Navan
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
NavanWriter
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.7
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.6
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Navan only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Writer only
🔓 Open Source
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ 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
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
Bottom Line
Navan
Navan — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Writer
Writer — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Navan scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Writer 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, Engineering-Driven. Navan also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Strong Comp & Equity. Writer also emphasizes Open Source.
On the hiring front, Navan has 206 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.