Brex
Large (~1,600)
Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Ratings
BrexCursor (Anysphere)
4.0
4.0
Overall
3.9
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.5
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
Culture Values
Brex only
🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Cursor (Anysphere)
- Building the most-loved AI code editor — massive developer love and daily impact
- Tiny team, extreme ownership — every person shapes the product directly
- Extremely small team = no specialists; everyone does everything
- Intense pace — the speed of shipping can be relentless
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.
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
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
Cursor (Anysphere) — 58 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
20
💻 Engineering
19
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
👤 HR / People
1