Vercel
Mid (~600)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
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
VercelWayve
3.9
4.4
Overall
3.4
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.2
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Vercel only
🔓 Open Source
Wayve only
🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Strong open-source culture — Next.js, Turbopack, and SWC used by millions
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
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
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
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
Vercel — 78 jobs
💻 Engineering
29
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💰 Finance
4
⚖️ Legal
4
📣 Marketing
3
⚙️ Operations
2
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Vercel scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.4 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. Vercel also emphasizes Open Source. Wayve also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Vercel has 78 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.