Brex
Large (~1,600)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
BrexFigma
4.0
3.7
Overall
3.9
3.1
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.5
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
Brex only
🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
Figma only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ 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
Figma
- World-class talent and technically ambitious problems — real-time multiplayer, WebAssembly rendering
- Strong product mission that employees genuinely believe in — Figma is loved by its users
- Work-life balance rated 3.1/5 — 60+ hour weeks common, especially near deadlines
- Hypergrowth growing pains — product suite doubled without proportional hiring
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.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
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
Figma — 155 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
58
💻 Engineering
26
👤 HR / People
12
🎨 Design
10
📣 Marketing
7
⚖️ Legal
6
📋 Product
5
⚙️ Operations
4
🎧 Support
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
🧠 ML / AI
1