Mercury
Large (~1,300)
Modal
Small (~110)
Best For
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
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Best for: Systems engineers who want to build developer-loved cloud infrastructure with elite teammates
Ratings
MercuryModal
4.3
4.0
Overall
3.8
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.2
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.9
3.5
Career Opps
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Erik Bernhardsson)
Culture Values
Mercury only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Modal only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🔓 Open Source
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats
Pros & Cons
Mercury
- Strong talent density with smart, motivated teammates and genuine autonomy and ownership
- Great Place to Work certified — product-first mindset with meaningful scope for every engineer
- Still figuring out how to scale processes — expect some ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Work-life balance rated 3.8/5 — periods of higher intensity during rapid growth phases
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- World-class engineering team — includes creators of Luigi, Seaborn, and olympiad medalists
- High-impact product with 50x revenue growth — developers widely praise the platform
- Early-stage startup dynamics — roles shift quickly, requires high self-direction
- Limited HR infrastructure — benefits and career ladders still being developed
Bottom Line
Mercury
Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
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Choose Modal if you want world-class engineering peers and 50x revenue growth — but expect early-stage startup dynamics.
Open Roles
Mercury — 48 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
9
🎨 Design
4
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
1
Modal — 29 jobs
💻 Engineering
10
👤 HR / People
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
1