Brex
Large (~1,600)
Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Ratings
BrexCrusoe
4.0
4.3
Overall
3.9
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
Culture Values
Brex only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
Crusoe only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💜 Mission-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Crusoe
- Unique mission combining AI compute with clean energy — employees feel genuine environmental impact
- Strong compensation and equity with startup energy and rapidly growing resources
- Startup pace means long hours and ambiguity — not for people who want strict 9-to-5
- Rapid scaling creates process gaps, shifting priorities, and some organizational chaos
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.
Crusoe
Choose Crusoe if you want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission and strong equity — but expect startup chaos and long hours as the company scales rapidly.
Open Roles
Brex — 247 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
77
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
20
👤 HR / People
16
🎨 Design
15
📣 Marketing
11
📊 Data
10
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
5
Crusoe — 330 jobs
💻 Engineering
98
⚙️ Operations
22
📋 Product
18
💼 Sales / GTM
16
💰 Finance
11
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
7
⚖️ Legal
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven. Brex also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Transparent, Remote-Friendly. Crusoe also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Mission-Driven, Wears Many Hats, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Brex has 247 open roles and Crusoe has 330 open roles.