Brex
Large (~1,600)
OpenAI
Large (~3,500)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
OpenAI
Best for: Professionals interested in OpenAI
Ratings
BrexOpenAI
4.0
4.5
Overall
3.9
3.6
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.3
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Brex only
🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
OpenAI only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💎 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
- 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
OpenAI
- Cutting-edge frontier AI research with world-class colleagues
- Elite compensation — top-tier TC and equity packages
- High-intensity environment — long hours and intense pace are the norm
- Internal politics and rapid org changes as the company scales
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.
OpenAI
OpenAI — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
OpenAI — 631 jobs
💻 Engineering
293
💼 Sales / GTM
48
📋 Product
35
🧠 ML / AI
32
📊 Data
28
📣 Marketing
23
⚙️ Operations
17
⚖️ Legal
14
💰 Finance
12
🎨 Design
11
👤 HR / People
7
🎧 Support
4