Brex
Large (~1,600)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
BrexScale AI
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.9
2.7
Work-Life Balance
3.8
2.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.5
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.6
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Brex only
🪟 Transparent🌐 Remote-Friendly
Scale AI only
No unique values
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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
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
Scale AI — 166 jobs
💻 Engineering
53
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
16
⚙️ Operations
9
💼 Sales / GTM
9
💰 Finance
8
⚖️ Legal
7
📊 Data
4
📣 Marketing
4
🎨 Design
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎧 Support
1