Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
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
Scale AIWayve
3.5
4.4
Overall
2.7
3.9
Work-Life Balance
2.9
4.5
Culture & Values
3.5
4.4
Comp & Benefits
2.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Scale AI only
No unique values
Wayve only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
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
Scale AI — 167 jobs
💻 Engineering
60
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
15
💼 Sales / GTM
13
⚙️ Operations
6
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
5
👤 HR / People
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.7 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.9-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate. Wayve also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Scale AI has 167 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.