Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Writer
Mid (~400)
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
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
SamsaraWriter
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.9
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.6
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Samsara only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Writer only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🔓 Open Source
Shared
🚀 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
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
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.
Writer
Writer — 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
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Writer 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: Ship Fast & Iterate. Samsara also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity. Writer also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Open Source.
On the hiring front, Samsara has 383 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.