Notion
Mid (~800)
Synthesia
Mid (~660)
Best For
Notion
Best for: Product-obsessed engineers who care deeply about craft and want to build tools that millions use daily
Synthesia
Best for: Engineers who want to build cutting-edge generative AI video at a fast-scaling London unicorn with a genuinely low-ego culture
Ratings
NotionSynthesia
4.4
4.4
Overall
4.2
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.5
Culture & Values
4.4
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.2
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.2
4.2
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Ivan Zhao)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Victor Riparbelli)
Culture Values
Notion only
🪟 Transparent🌈 Diverse & Inclusive💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Synthesia only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Notion
- Incredible product culture — everyone uses Notion daily and cares deeply
- Transparent leadership with accessible founders and high trust
- Fast pace can lead to burnout, especially during product pushes
- Hybrid required (3 days in-office) — not truly remote-friendly
Synthesia
- Low-ego supportive culture with genuine trust and ownership
- Fast-paced growth with real opportunity to develop and lead
- R&D and Product teams feel intense pressure and WLB suffers
- Promotions rare internally — new roles favor external hires
Bottom Line
Notion
Strong product culture with a beloved CEO (96% approval) and genuine design sensibility — but hybrid-required and the pace can burn people out during product pushes.
Synthesia
High-growth AI company with strong culture ratings and real employee trust, though R&D teams feel the pace and promotions skew toward external hires.
Open Roles
Notion — 158 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
73
💻 Engineering
23
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
9
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
4
⚙️ Operations
4
💰 Finance
3
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Synthesia — 71 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
25
🎨 Design
9
💻 Engineering
9
🧠 ML / AI
5
📣 Marketing
3
🎧 Support
3
📊 Data
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Notion scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Synthesia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Notion also emphasizes Transparent, Diverse & Inclusive, Strong Comp & Equity. Synthesia also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Notion has 158 open roles and Synthesia has 71 open roles.