Brex
Large (~1,600)
Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Ratings
BrexElastic
4.0
4.0
Overall
3.9
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.1
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
None
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
Elastic
- Fully distributed from day one — genuine remote-first culture across 40+ countries
- Open-source DNA means engineers contribute to community, not just internal products
- Cross-timezone coordination means occasional early/late meetings
- Recent leadership shifts have introduced more process and oversight
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.
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and Elastic has 198 open roles.