Wayve
Mid (~850)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
Best For
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
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
WayveWeaviate
4.4
4.3
Overall
3.9
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.5
Culture & Values
4.4
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.2
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.2
4.0
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
Wayve only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🤝 Flat Hierarchy🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Pros & Cons
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
Weaviate
- Excellent remote-first culture — async workflows, timezone respect, and high autonomy
- Flat, ego-free culture — your voice is heard from day 1 regardless of title
- Time zone challenges inherent to a fully distributed global team
- Startup growing pains — processes still being established, things evolve quickly
Bottom Line
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
Open Roles
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Diverse & Inclusive. Wayve also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Weaviate also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Async-First, Flat Hierarchy, Open Source, Work-Life Balance, Safe to Fail.
On the hiring front, Wayve has 83 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.