Brex

Well compensated for hard work, incredible and talented colleagues, amazing opportunity to work on interesting problems in a high-quality codebase. If you care about good engineering, Brex is unparalleled. It's a smart product built by a team of extraordinary people.

Not exactly a con, but definitely a personal choice: there is a strong reliance on individual responsibility and growth. This comes along with a lot of autonomy as well as a lot of pressure.

It moves fast and has high expectations of its engineers, which is inspiring, intimidating, and sometimes exhausting. I've grown a lot as an engineer and also had moments of serious self-doubt.

So, in short, an incredible opportunity but also a serious commitment.

I've seen reviews that it's a toxic culture, and I disagree strongly on that point. But I do think that it requires a certain amount of self-confidence and trust that can be difficult to find if you've had an unconventional career path or don't have a CS degree.