Snowflake
Large (~7,000)
Vast AI
Small (~30)
Best For
Snowflake
Best for: Professionals interested in Snowflake
Vast AI
Best for: Scrappy generalists who want a front-row seat to the AI compute revolution
Ratings
SnowflakeVast AI
3.7
5.0
Overall
3.4
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.8
5.0
Culture & Values
3.7
5.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.5
5.0
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Jake Cannell)
Culture Values
Snowflake only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Vast AI only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Vast AI
- Front-row seat to the AI compute revolution — demand for GPU cloud is surging
- Strong compensation and generous equity stakes for a bootstrapped startup
- Processes are still being defined — expect ad hoc workflows
- Intense workload — the team explicitly values high output
Bottom Line
Snowflake
Snowflake — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Vast AI
Choose Vast AI if you want perfect Glassdoor scores and generous equity at a tiny GPU marketplace — but expect startup chaos.
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
Vast AI — 9 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
2
Summary
Snowflake scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.4 work-life balance rating. Vast AI scores 5.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 1.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity, Ship Fast & Iterate. Snowflake also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Vast AI also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Snowflake has 419 open roles and Vast AI has 9 open roles.