Brex
Large (~1,600)
Cohere
Small (~500)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Ratings
BrexCohere
4.0
2.9
Overall
3.9
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.8
3.0
Culture & Values
4.0
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.5
2.3
Senior Mgmt
3.6
2.5
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
Culture Values
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
Cohere only
🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
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
Cohere
- Cutting-edge NLP research from Transformer co-author
- Enterprise AI focus gives real customer impact
- Frequent organizational restructuring has led to notable team turnover
- Internal communication from leadership could be more transparent
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.
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Open Roles
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
Cohere — 124 jobs
💻 Engineering
34
💼 Sales / GTM
20
📋 Product
10
🧠 ML / AI
9
👤 HR / People
4
📣 Marketing
4
⚖️ Legal
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1