Brex
Large (~1,600)
Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Ratings
BrexChainguard
4.0
4.5
Overall
3.9
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.1
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
Culture Values
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Chainguard
- Fully remote with outstanding benefits — 100% employer-paid insurance for employees and families
- Founders are practitioners who understand what engineers and security teams need
- Growing so fast that some inefficiencies exist, though improving
- Fully remote means you miss in-person interactions with teammates
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.
Chainguard
Choose Chainguard if you want to build supply chain security tools in a remote, open-source-first culture with strong equity — but expect a fast-moving startup pace.
Open Roles
Brex — 235 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
72
💻 Engineering
49
📋 Product
18
🎨 Design
15
📣 Marketing
14
👤 HR / People
13
📊 Data
10
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
3
⚙️ Operations
3
🎧 Support
2
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Brex also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Transparent. Chainguard also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity, Work-Life Balance.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and Chainguard has 63 open roles.