Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Snowflake
Large (~7,000)
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
Snowflake
Best for: Professionals interested in Snowflake
Ratings
SamsaraSnowflake
4.0
3.7
Overall
3.9
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
3.7
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Samsara only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
Snowflake only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Snowflake
- Massive-scale distributed systems work with top-tier compensation and RSUs
- High technical bar, accessible senior leaders, and real learning opportunities
- Culture shifting under new leadership — holiday cuts and increased performance pressure
- Quarterly planning overhead and oncall load vary significantly by team
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.
Snowflake
Snowflake — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Samsara — 383 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
188
💻 Engineering
60
📋 Product
36
📣 Marketing
11
🧠 ML / AI
10
📊 Data
7
⚙️ Operations
7
🎧 Support
5
👤 HR / People
3
⚖️ Legal
2
🎨 Design
1
Snowflake — 419 jobs
💻 Engineering
181
💼 Sales / GTM
93
📣 Marketing
29
📋 Product
22
📊 Data
14
⚖️ Legal
6
⚙️ Operations
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
Summary
Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Snowflake scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. Samsara also emphasizes Direct Product Impact. Snowflake also emphasizes Engineering-Driven.
On the hiring front, Samsara has 383 open roles and Snowflake has 419 open roles.