Brex
Large (~1,600)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
BrexDatabricks
4.0
4.1
Overall
3.9
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.9
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
Databricks only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 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
Databricks
- Engineers who built Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow — deep technical pedigree
- Strong compensation and equity packages consistently above market
- Hypergrowth means org changes are constant — teams restructure frequently
- Some legacy Spark-era tech debt that can slow down new features
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.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
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
Databricks — 805 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
334
💻 Engineering
260
📋 Product
50
📊 Data
23
⚙️ Operations
17
🧠 ML / AI
13
💰 Finance
12
📣 Marketing
11
👤 HR / People
9
🎨 Design
5
⚖️ Legal
5
🎧 Support
1