The people make it worth it - Software Engineer Figma Employee Review

5.0
Jun 29, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I haven't worked at a place with a better combination of super smart people who are earnestly rooting for each other to succeed. Work life balance is really solid. I work pretty much 9-5 and don't feel held back career-wise. There are interesting technical challenges. I've learned a lot here. The business is shaping up to be successful. Nothing is guaranteed, but financially it's a pretty good bet.

Cons

It's growing very quickly and we don't have cross-team communication nailed down. This leads to some projects feeling confusing until the right people talk to each other. I'd love to see more racial and gender diversity in leadership. A lot of foundational infrastructure is being worked on. This is exciting, but it means that sometimes we're building on foundations that are only half way there.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

- great culture - impactful team

Cons

- actually i enjoyed my time at Figma

2.0
Mar 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* decent work life balance. I don't think there's a hustle culture per se * leadership is exceptionally smart and personable (but see issues on execution below) * humble eng team, few egos

Cons

My biggest shock when I joined this company was just how bad the execution on the product team actually is. I had assumed a company with a beloved product must have an excellent product org, but far from it! Seems like most of Figma's successes were accidental, or due to some early engineers' visionary work. Mainly, this company does not know how to ship AI products incrementally. Specifically the org that builds Figma AI is constantly stuck in the cycle of: * CEO gets scared by something on Twitter * Product engineers rush to build a demo for new features that'll "save the company" * Prototype gets rushed, customers are unhappy * Overpaid team of PhD researchers gets pulled in to hill climb on quality, but takes too long to make meaningful progress * Customers get even more angry * Product team adds(!) scope * The market has moved on to the next shiny AI thing * We scrap the project, or are asked to do the next, even bigger thing * ... and so on, ad infinitum, but no meaningful AI products ever ship. But hey, they pay pretty well!

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