Brex
Large (~1,600)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
BrexSamsara
4.0
4.0
Overall
3.9
3.9
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 (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
Brex only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
Samsara only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 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
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
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.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
Open Roles
Brex — 243 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
77
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
20
🎨 Design
15
👤 HR / People
12
📣 Marketing
11
📊 Data
10
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
5
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Brex also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Transparent, Remote-Friendly. Samsara also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Brex has 243 open roles and Samsara has 403 open roles.