Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
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
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
SamsaraWayve
4.0
4.4
Overall
3.9
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.2
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Samsara only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Wayve only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
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
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
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
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
Samsara — 385 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
178
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
41
📣 Marketing
10
🧠 ML / AI
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
5
👤 HR / People
3
⚙️ Operations
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.4-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. Wayve also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Samsara has 385 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.