Snowflake
Large (~7,000)
Twilio
Large (~5,500)
Best For
Snowflake
Best for: Professionals interested in Snowflake
Twilio
Best for: Professionals interested in Twilio
Ratings
SnowflakeTwilio
3.7
3.9
Overall
3.4
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.0
Culture & Values
3.7
3.9
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.7
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Snowflake only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Twilio only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance🔓 Open Source
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Snowflake
- Massive-scale distributed systems work with top-tier compensation and RSUs
- High technical bar, accessible senior leaders, and real learning opportunities
- Culture shifting under new leadership — holiday cuts and increased performance pressure
- Quarterly planning overhead and oncall load vary significantly by team
Twilio
- Genuine remote-first flexibility with excellent work-life balance
- Strong compensation, benefits, and engineering-driven culture
- Frequent reorgs and leadership changes create uncertainty
- Culture has shifted from creative builders to more corporate, profit-driven focus
Bottom Line
Snowflake
Snowflake — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Twilio
Twilio — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Snowflake — 419 jobs
💻 Engineering
181
💼 Sales / GTM
93
📣 Marketing
29
📋 Product
22
📊 Data
14
⚖️ Legal
6
⚙️ Operations
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
Twilio — 143 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
44
💻 Engineering
43
📋 Product
8
🧠 ML / AI
7
📣 Marketing
6
⚙️ Operations
3
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Snowflake scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.4 work-life balance rating. Twilio scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity, Learning & Growth. Snowflake also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate. Twilio also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Open Source.
On the hiring front, Snowflake has 419 open roles and Twilio has 143 open roles.