Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Vercel
Mid (~600)
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
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
Ratings
SamsaraVercel
4.0
3.9
Overall
3.9
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Culture Values
Samsara only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Vercel only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 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
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Remote-first with strong async culture — true flexibility
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
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.
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
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
Vercel — 78 jobs
💻 Engineering
29
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
4
📣 Marketing
3
⚖️ Legal
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Vercel scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Samsara also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity. Vercel also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Remote-Friendly, Open Source.
On the hiring front, Samsara has 403 open roles and Vercel has 78 open roles.