incident.io
Small (~140)
Stripe
Large (~8,000)
Best For
incident.io
Best for: Professionals interested in incident.io
Stripe
Best for: Engineers who value code quality, writing culture, and fintech at the highest level
Ratings
incident.ioStripe
4.5
4.0
Overall
4.1
3.6
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.1
Culture & Values
4.5
4.5
Comp & Benefits
4.3
3.7
Senior Mgmt
4.3
3.8
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Patrick Collison)
Culture Values
incident.io only
🛡️ Safe to Fail🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Stripe only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
🪟 Transparent🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
incident.io
- Strong culture with a dedicated culture manager — values are practiced, not just stated
- Excellent compensation and benefits with strong career growth opportunities
- Rapid scaling can create instability — some report organizational growing pains
- London-centric with limited remote options for some roles
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
incident.io
incident.io — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Stripe
Choose Stripe if you want elite engineering culture with top comp — but perfectionism can slow shipping velocity.
Open Roles
incident.io — 27 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
18
💻 Engineering
7
Stripe — 526 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
112
💻 Engineering
108
📋 Product
56
⚙️ Operations
38
📣 Marketing
34
💰 Finance
21
📊 Data
20
👤 HR / People
19
⚖️ Legal
14
🎨 Design
13
🧠 ML / AI
12
🎧 Support
3