Vast AI
Small (~30)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Vast AI
Best for: Scrappy generalists who want a front-row seat to the AI compute revolution
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
Vast AIWayve
5.0
4.4
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
5.0
4.5
Culture & Values
5.0
4.4
Comp & Benefits
5.0
4.2
Senior Mgmt
5.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Jake Cannell)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Vast AI only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Wayve only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
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
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
Vast AI
Choose Vast AI if you want perfect Glassdoor scores and generous equity at a tiny GPU marketplace — but expect startup chaos.
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
Vast AI — 10 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
2
📊 Data
1
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Vast AI scores 5.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. Vast AI also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats, Strong Comp & Equity. Wayve also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Vast AI has 10 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.