Stripe
Large (~8,000)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Stripe
Best for: Engineers who value code quality, writing culture, and fintech at the highest level
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
StripeWayve
4.0
4.4
Overall
3.6
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.5
Culture & Values
4.5
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.2
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Patrick Collison)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Stripe only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🪟 Transparent
Wayve only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
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
Stripe
Choose Stripe if you want elite engineering culture with top comp — but perfectionism can slow shipping velocity.
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
Stripe — 495 jobs
💻 Engineering
110
💼 Sales / GTM
99
📋 Product
44
⚙️ Operations
41
📣 Marketing
37
💰 Finance
19
📊 Data
17
🎨 Design
12
👤 HR / People
12
⚖️ Legal
11
🧠 ML / AI
10
🎧 Support
4
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Stripe scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Stripe also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Transparent. Wayve also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Stripe has 495 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.