Brex
Large (~1,600)
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Small (~110)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
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Best for: Systems engineers who want to build developer-loved cloud infrastructure with elite teammates
Ratings
BrexModal
4.0
4.0
Overall
3.9
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.2
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.5
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Erik Bernhardsson)
Culture Values
Brex only
🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
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🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🔓 Open Source🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
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- World-class engineering team — includes creators of Luigi, Seaborn, and olympiad medalists
- High-impact product with 50x revenue growth — developers widely praise the platform
- Early-stage startup dynamics — roles shift quickly, requires high self-direction
- Limited HR infrastructure — benefits and career ladders still being developed
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.
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Choose Modal if you want world-class engineering peers and 50x revenue growth — but expect early-stage startup dynamics.
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
Modal — 29 jobs
💻 Engineering
10
👤 HR / People
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
1