Stripe
Large (~8,000)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Stripe
Best for: Engineers who value code quality, writing culture, and fintech at the highest level
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
StripeSupabase
4.0
4.8
Overall
3.6
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.9
Culture & Values
4.5
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.6
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Patrick Collison)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Stripe only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact🪟 Transparent
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Stripe
- Engineering culture is elite — code quality and writing culture are best-in-class
- Top compensation in fintech — competitive base, equity, and benefits
- Perfectionism can slow shipping — high bar sometimes means slower velocity
- The 2022-23 layoffs affected morale — company has been rebuilding confidence
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
Stripe
Choose Stripe if you want elite engineering culture with top comp — but perfectionism can slow shipping velocity.
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
Stripe — 490 jobs
💻 Engineering
118
💼 Sales / GTM
98
📋 Product
44
⚙️ Operations
39
📣 Marketing
34
💰 Finance
22
📊 Data
16
🎨 Design
15
⚖️ Legal
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
👤 HR / People
7
🎧 Support
4
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Stripe scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 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. Stripe also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact, Transparent. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Stripe has 490 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.