Tailscale
Small (~290)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Tailscale
Best for: Systems engineers who value location-equal pay, generous parental leave, and working on deeply technical networking problems
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
TailscaleWayve
4.4
4.4
Overall
4.5
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.5
Culture & Values
4.4
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.2
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.2
4.2
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Avery Pennarun)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Tailscale only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity🪟 Transparent
Wayve only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Pros & Cons
Tailscale
- Same pay worldwide with 26 weeks parental leave and genuine work-life balance
- Brilliant, nerdy CEO who deeply understands the tech — culture is intellectual and respectful
- Career progression limited — only 3.0/5 on career opportunities
- Middle management still developing — some growing pains as the org scales
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
Tailscale
Intellectual, engineer-led culture with same pay worldwide and 26 weeks parental leave — but career progression is limited and middle management is still maturing.
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
Tailscale — 53 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📋 Product
6
⚙️ Operations
4
📊 Data
2
📣 Marketing
2
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Tailscale scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Diverse & Inclusive. Tailscale also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Strong Comp & Equity, Transparent. Wayve also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Tailscale has 53 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.