Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Vast AI
Small (~30)
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
Vast AI
Best for: Scrappy generalists who want a front-row seat to the AI compute revolution
Ratings
SamsaraVast AI
4.0
5.0
Overall
3.9
4.5
Work-Life Balance
4.1
5.0
Culture & Values
4.0
5.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
5.0
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Jake Cannell)
Culture Values
Samsara only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Vast AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🚀 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
Vast AI
- Front-row seat to the AI compute revolution — demand for GPU cloud is surging
- Strong compensation and generous equity stakes for a bootstrapped startup
- Processes are still being defined — expect ad hoc workflows
- Intense workload — the team explicitly values high output
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.
Vast AI
Choose Vast AI if you want perfect Glassdoor scores and generous equity at a tiny GPU marketplace — but expect startup chaos.
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
Vast AI — 10 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
2
📊 Data
1
Summary
Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Vast AI scores 5.0/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 1.0-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. Samsara also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Vast AI also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Samsara has 403 open roles and Vast AI has 10 open roles.