Brex
Large (~1,600)
Runway
Mid (~420)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
BrexRunway
4.0
4.5
Overall
3.9
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.4
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Brex only
🪟 Transparent
Runway only
No unique values
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🌐 Remote-Friendly
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
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
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.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
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
Runway — 35 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
7
📊 Data
3
💻 Engineering
3
💰 Finance
3
👤 HR / People
3
📣 Marketing
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
📋 Product
1