Sierra
Large (~500)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Sierra
Best for: Builders who want to work with proven Salesforce and Google leadership on enterprise AI agents
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
SierraSupabase
4.0
4.8
Overall
3.5
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.6
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Bret Taylor)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Sierra only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌱 Learning & Growth
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Sierra
- Elite founders with proven track records
- Strong equity at $10B valuation
- In-person-first culture
- Competitive intensity may not suit everyone
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
Bottom Line
Sierra
Choose Sierra if you want elite founders (Bret Taylor, Clay Bavor) and strong equity at a $10B enterprise AI company — but it's in-person-first and the competitive intensity won't suit everyone.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
Open Roles
Sierra — 134 jobs
💻 Engineering
42
💼 Sales / GTM
27
📋 Product
15
👤 HR / People
7
🎨 Design
5
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
5
⚙️ Operations
5
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Sierra scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. Sierra also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Learning & Growth. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Sierra has 134 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.