Airtable
Mid (~900)
Brex
Large (~1,600)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Ratings
AirtableBrex
4.1
4.0
Overall
4.0
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.6
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🪟 Transparent
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🌐 Remote-Friendly
Pros & Cons
Airtable
- 91% of engineers recommend — dedicated culture ambassadors plan events and build community
- Strong work-life balance (4.0/5) with remote-friendly options and great benefits
- Post-layoff culture has been impacted — some report declining morale since 2023 restructuring
- Communication from leadership could improve — management quality varies by team
Brex
- Innovation-driven culture with incredibly smart, passionate, and supportive colleagues
- Remote-first with strong benefits — time off actively encouraged with flexible scheduling
- Culture of overworking — many departments understaffed relative to workload expectations
- Multiple rounds of layoffs in recent years have created uncertainty and morale challenges
Bottom Line
Airtable
Choose Airtable if you want strong engineering culture, real product impact at scale, and good WLB — but expect some post-restructuring growing pains and leadership uncertainty.
Brex
Choose Brex if you want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues — but expect intense workloads and some organizational instability from recent layoffs.
Open Roles
Airtable — 52 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
15
📋 Product
4
🎨 Design
3
💰 Finance
3
📊 Data
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Brex — 253 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
78
💻 Engineering
53
📋 Product
20
👤 HR / People
16
🎨 Design
15
📣 Marketing
15
📊 Data
10
💰 Finance
10
⚖️ Legal
6
⚙️ Operations
5