Brex
Large (~1,600)
Twilio
Large (~5,500)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Twilio
Best for: Professionals interested in Twilio
Ratings
BrexTwilio
4.0
3.9
Overall
3.9
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
3.9
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.7
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🪟 Transparent
Twilio only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
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
Twilio
- Genuine remote-first flexibility with excellent work-life balance
- Strong compensation, benefits, and engineering-driven culture
- Frequent reorgs and leadership changes create uncertainty
- Culture has shifted from creative builders to more corporate, profit-driven focus
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.
Twilio
Twilio — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Twilio — 143 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
44
💻 Engineering
43
📋 Product
8
🧠 ML / AI
7
📣 Marketing
6
⚙️ Operations
3
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Twilio scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Brex also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Transparent. Twilio also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and Twilio has 143 open roles.