Pros: In general, I like working at Brex, and the people I work with are nice. The work-life balance is great; the company respects the off time.

Cons: The fintech industry as a whole is a little bumpy recently. Brex often tends to pivot a lot, so many reorgs can disrupt your flow.

Pros: - Great people - Excellent compensation and benefits - Interesting work

Cons: A couple rounds of layoffs. Seems short-sighted, considering the talent they let go.

Pros: A prosperous growth-stage company, surprisingly resilient into the pandemic. It thinks progressively about the future of work, with its leaders active in shaping change instead of following it. For now, there are plenty of greenfield opportunities. One of the best in terms of risk-taking flexibility. It didn't have to worry too much about balancing family-oriented financial responsibilities and startup risks because of the way the founders made decisions around both remote work conditions and equity-based compensation flexibility. Engineering processes and decisions are pretty solid for the stage. A scrappy company that hires scrappy people.

Cons: 1. Level-setting disregards experience, is somewhat arbitrary. There's a guideline, but limited opportunities to do work outside a silo. Decision-making falls back due to inertia on initial employees. Natural forces work against career growth at the higher levels. 2. Some ambiguity exists on what's next when completing a project. We're slowly getting better at planning, so this is not a concern. 3. Human connections outside the immediate team are an active work in progress. That's probably common with most companies in this era.