Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
SamsaraScale AI
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.9
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 (Sanjit Biswas)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Samsara only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Scale AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
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
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
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
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Scale AI — 174 jobs
💻 Engineering
61
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
14
💼 Sales / GTM
13
⚙️ Operations
8
⚖️ Legal
6
📣 Marketing
6
📊 Data
3
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 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: Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate. Samsara also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity. Scale AI also emphasizes Engineering-Driven.
On the hiring front, Samsara has 403 open roles and Scale AI has 174 open roles.