Brex
Large (~1,600)
Stripe
Large (~8,000)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Stripe
Best for: Engineers who value code quality, writing culture, and fintech at the highest level
Ratings
BrexStripe
4.0
4.0
Overall
3.9
3.6
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.1
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Patrick Collison)
Culture Values
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Stripe only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Pros & Cons
Brex
- Innovation-driven culture with incredibly smart, passionate, and supportive colleagues
- Strong benefits and 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
Stripe
- Engineering culture is elite — code quality and writing culture are best-in-class
- Top compensation in fintech — competitive base, equity, and benefits
- Perfectionism can slow shipping — high bar sometimes means slower velocity
- The 2022-23 layoffs affected morale — company has been rebuilding confidence
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.
Stripe
Choose Stripe if you want elite engineering culture with top comp — but perfectionism can slow shipping velocity.
Open Roles
Brex — 235 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
72
💻 Engineering
49
📋 Product
18
🎨 Design
15
📣 Marketing
14
👤 HR / People
13
📊 Data
10
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
3
⚙️ Operations
3
🎧 Support
2
Stripe — 490 jobs
💻 Engineering
118
💼 Sales / GTM
98
📋 Product
44
⚙️ Operations
39
📣 Marketing
34
💰 Finance
22
📊 Data
16
🎨 Design
15
⚖️ Legal
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
👤 HR / People
7
🎧 Support
4
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Stripe scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.6 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Transparent. Brex also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate. Stripe also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and Stripe has 490 open roles.