Runway
Mid (~420)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Wayve
Best for: ML and robotics engineers excited by embodied AI who want to work at the frontier of autonomous driving with a high-caliber research team in London
Ratings
RunwayWayve
4.5
4.4
Overall
4.0
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.5
Culture & Values
4.3
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.4
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.2
4.2
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Runway only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Wayve only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
Wayve
- Great culture — smart, friendly people with a supportive and inclusive familial bond
- Immense creative freedom and autonomy; founders are humble and open to being challenged
- Career progression framework is unclear — salaries and promotions feel arbitrary
- Very ambitious demands create vulnerability to burnout; processes built on the fly
Bottom Line
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Wayve
One of Europe's top deep-tech companies with excellent Glassdoor ratings (4.4) and a cutting-edge AV research environment — but expect an intense pace and most roles are London-based.
Open Roles
Runway — 35 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
4
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
💰 Finance
2
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📋 Product
1
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Runway scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate. Runway also emphasizes Remote-Friendly. Wayve also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Runway has 35 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.