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
Crusoe only
💜 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
- 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
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 — 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
Crusoe — 318 jobs
💻 Engineering
119
💼 Sales / GTM
17
⚙️ Operations
16
⚖️ Legal
8
📋 Product
8
💰 Finance
7
🎨 Design
5
👤 HR / People
5
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
3
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. Crusoe also emphasizes Mission-Driven, Wears Many Hats, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and Crusoe has 318 open roles.