Brex
Large (~1,600)
Helsing
Mid (~660)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Helsing
Best for: AI/ML engineers motivated by national security and defense who want to apply frontier AI to high-stakes real-world problems in a mission-driven team
Ratings
BrexHelsing
4.0
4.0
Overall
3.9
3.6
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 (Gundbert Scherf)
Culture Values
Brex only
🪟 Transparent
Helsing only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ 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
Helsing
- Highest talent density of any tech company — world-class AI and engineering leadership
- Extremely important mission with rewarding impact and competitive salary
- Ridiculous expectations of work hours — high salaries do not mean constant overtime
- Some management not experienced enough to lead; lacking in performance feedback
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.
Helsing
Strong engineering culture with a clear mission — but that mission (AI for defense) is not for everyone. Research the ethics carefully before applying; those aligned will find unusually meaningful work.
Open Roles
Brex — 250 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
80
💻 Engineering
51
📋 Product
20
🎨 Design
15
📣 Marketing
14
📊 Data
10
👤 HR / People
8
⚙️ Operations
8
💰 Finance
5
⚖️ Legal
3
🎧 Support
2
Helsing — 103 jobs
💻 Engineering
51
🧠 ML / AI
8
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
📣 Marketing
2
👤 HR / People
1
💼 Sales / GTM
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Helsing scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.6 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Brex also emphasizes Transparent. Helsing also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Brex has 250 open roles and Helsing has 103 open roles.