#267 Cosmin Nicolescu - CTO at Brex

Today we are talking to Cos, the CTO at Brex.  And we discuss his biggest takeaways from scaling multiple engineering teams, how they are applying the scientific method to building products, and finding the right north star metrics to aid in your teams decision making abilities

All of this, right here, right now on the Modern CTO Podcast!

About Cosmin:

Prior to joining Brex, Nicolaescu led Stripe’s Global engineering and product teams, helping to scale the company from 100 to over 1,400 employees worldwide. He led the expansion of engineering teams outside of San Francisco to Seattle, Dublin and Singapore and built the Stripe Terminal engineering and product teams. Prior to Stripe, Nicolaescu was a Senior Software Design Engineer at Microsoft, where he found his interest in payments while working on Azure, Office 365 and the Microsoft Commerce Platform.

About Brex:

Brex is reimagining financial systems so every growing company can realize their full potential. New customers can get up and running in minutes with corporate credit cards and cash management in a single, strategic account. Plus, companies save hours every month with built-in tools and integrations to track spend, and earn points on every card purchase. Launched in 2018, Brex has raised $315M in equity funding alongside $350M in debt financing, and is backed by the likes of Y Combinator Continuity, Kleiner Perkins, and the founders of PayPal. Headquartered in San Francisco, Brex also has offices in Vancouver, B.C. and the Salt Lake valley. To learn more, visit brex.com.