Brex
Large (~1,600)
Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Celonis
Best for: Enterprise software engineers and data scientists who want to work on process mining at scale with solid equity packages and a clear market leader position
Ratings
BrexCelonis
4.0
3.8
Overall
3.9
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.8
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.6
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
Culture Values
Brex only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🪟 Transparent
Celonis only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Brex
- Innovation-driven culture with incredibly smart, passionate, and supportive colleagues
- Strong benefits and 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
Celonis
- Strong learning and development opportunities with excellent internal mobility
- Great team culture with supportive colleagues and mentorship from leadership
- Below-market compensation compared to other tech companies of similar size
- Frequent organizational changes and restructuring with poor communication from leadership
Bottom Line
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.
Celonis
Process mining market leader with decent equity and a learning culture, but at 3,800+ people expect real corporate layers — best for those who want large-enterprise scale over startup agility.
Open Roles
Brex — 250 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
80
💻 Engineering
51
📋 Product
20
🎨 Design
15
📣 Marketing
14
📊 Data
10
👤 HR / People
8
⚙️ Operations
8
💰 Finance
5
⚖️ Legal
3
🎧 Support
2
Celonis — 165 jobs
💻 Engineering
66
💼 Sales / GTM
48
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Brex also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Transparent. Celonis also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Brex has 250 open roles and Celonis has 165 open roles.