Poolside
Small (~150)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Poolside
Best for: AI researchers who want frontier code generation work with genuine remote flexibility and Paris offsites
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
PoolsideTogether AI
3.8
4.1
Overall
3.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.3
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Jason Warner)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Poolside only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Poolside
- Remote-first with monthly Paris gatherings
- Cutting-edge code generation research
- Early-stage with limited structure
- Comp may trail larger AI labs
Together AI
- Open-source AI infrastructure — real mission alignment, not just marketing
- Small team with outsized research output; your work has direct impact
- Early-stage means wearing many hats constantly — not for specialists
- Limited career ladder; growth paths are still being defined
Bottom Line
Poolside
Choose Poolside if you want cutting-edge code AI research on a remote-first flat team (ex-GitHub CTO leadership) — but expect early-stage ambiguity and comp that trails the larger AI labs.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Poolside — 12 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
📊 Data
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Together AI — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
19
🧠 ML / AI
9
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
3
🎧 Support
3
📣 Marketing
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Poolside scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats, Learning & Growth. Poolside also emphasizes Remote-Friendly. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source.
On the hiring front, Poolside has 12 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.