Brex
Large (~1,600)
MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Ratings
BrexMongoDB
4.0
4.0
Overall
3.9
3.8
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🪟 Transparent
MongoDB only
🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ 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
MongoDB
- World-class enablement — best training programs many employees have encountered
- Competitive pay with strong equity, especially for senior roles
- No 401k match and culture has gotten more political at scale
- Work-life balance is team-dependent — some teams have long hours expectations
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.
MongoDB
MongoDB — 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
MongoDB — 428 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
171
💻 Engineering
133
📋 Product
32
📣 Marketing
14
⚙️ Operations
9
👤 HR / People
8
💰 Finance
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
📊 Data
2
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. MongoDB scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Brex also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Transparent. MongoDB also emphasizes Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and MongoDB has 428 open roles.