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
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
- 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
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 — 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
Databricks — 842 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
353
💻 Engineering
284
📋 Product
39
📣 Marketing
34
📊 Data
22
👤 HR / People
12
🧠 ML / AI
12
⚙️ Operations
11
🎨 Design
6
💰 Finance
5
⚖️ Legal
5
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Brex also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Transparent. Databricks also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and Databricks has 842 open roles.