Brex
Large (~1,600)
Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Ratings
BrexGrafana Labs
4.0
4.1
Overall
3.9
4.3
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.1
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
Culture Values
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
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
Grafana Labs
- 100% remote-first across 40+ countries with generous PTO (~30 days) and mandatory shutdown days
- Engineers rate it 4.9/5 — absurdly talented colleagues with strong open-source culture
- Career progression above staff level can be challenging with limited upward mobility
- Product management is sometimes marginalized with engineers holding disproportionate power
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.
Grafana Labs
Choose Grafana Labs if you want deep open-source impact, fully remote flexibility, and excellent WLB — but expect limited career progression above staff level.
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
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 4.3 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Transparent. Brex also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Work-Life Balance.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and Grafana Labs has 149 open roles.