Brex
Large (~1,600)
Vercel
Mid (~600)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
Ratings
BrexVercel
4.0
3.9
Overall
3.9
3.4
Work-Life Balance
3.8
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.5
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Culture Values
Brex only
🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Vercel only
🔓 Open Source
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌐 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
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Remote-first with strong async culture — true flexibility
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
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.
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
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
Vercel — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
31
💼 Sales / GTM
16
📋 Product
5
📣 Marketing
4
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1