Figma reviews

3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(217 total reviews)
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Dylan Field

88% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Figma has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 217 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Figma employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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217 reviews
5.0
Jun 29, 2021

The people make it worth it

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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.

5.0
Dec 4, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- The people are by far the highest quality out of people from any company I've worked with. On average the technical strength is significantly better than e.g. Google engineers, and the sheer empathy, understanding, and friendliness of people is somewhat unmatched at any other company. - Work/life balance outstanding for a startup. No pressure to work extra hours - Management is very experienced and empathetic - Culture is extremely inclusive and diverse - feels like management genuinely cares about making people feel welcome and included with their coworkers - Work is extremely high-impact: work feels like it is affecting the company as a whole - Personal growth rate very fast. Because of the amount of ownership you get, you naturally pick up skills from everywhere in the company - Very little politics and bureaucracy due to the size of the company. Very low overhead to making a genuine impact - Company trajectory is very positive, feels like we are becoming the leader in the UI/UX design software market space

Cons

- Work is somewhat less structured than you would get at a large company (think less meetings/presentations and more informal 1:1 chats) - Product has a high level of technical complexity - good or bad depending on what you're looking for - It is still a pre-IPO smaller company, so stock compensation will be more volatile (higher risk/higher reward than a larger company)

5.0
Mar 31, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- The team is really supportive. People care about creating a warm, inclusive, culture and I've learned a ton from my coworkers here. - We have a mature approach to engineering. We work hard to build stable, well-planned software. This lets us go home at a reasonable hour and not constantly battle fires.

Cons

- Because of our size, many product decisions fall on individual engineers and designers. This is healthy in the sense that it gives you a sense of impact, but it also means that you have to be good at handling ambiguity in your day-to-day work.

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