Supabase
Small (~250)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
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
SupabaseWayve
4.8
4.4
Overall
3.0
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.9
4.5
Culture & Values
4.8
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Wayve only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
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
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
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.
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
Supabase — 39 jobs
💻 Engineering
24
💼 Sales / GTM
9
📣 Marketing
3
📊 Data
1
📋 Product
1
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.0 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, Ship Fast & Iterate. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First. Wayve also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Supabase has 39 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.