Brex
Large (~1,600)
Pylon
Small (~70)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Pylon
Best for: Professionals interested in Pylon
Ratings
BrexPylon
4.0
3.0
Overall
3.9
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.8
3.1
Culture & Values
4.0
3.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
2.8
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 60% Recommend
👤 63% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Brex only
🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
Pylon only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 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
Pylon
- YC + a16z backed with strong product-market fit in B2B customer support
- Small team with outsized ownership — every engineer directly shapes the product
- Polarized reviews — aggressive culture reported by some employees
- Very early-stage with minimal processes — only 4 Glassdoor reviews
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.
Pylon
Pylon — 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
Pylon — 29 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
12
💻 Engineering
9
🎨 Design
2
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
📋 Product
1