Figma Software Engineer reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)
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Dylan Field

70% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Figma with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Figma is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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28 reviews
5.0
Jun 24, 2020
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Pros

I've been working in very interesting engineering challenges. The company is small enough so that you can have a big impact and there are a lot of important things to build and improve on. Yet, the company has proven to be successful, has already many paying clients, and users love it! On the people side, everyone is very smart, friendly and authentic. The response to the COVID crisis is great, they are totally understanding that this is not business as usual and provided a lot of support and no pressure. Work life balance is very important for me since I have a kid and I don't want to be working late often or during weekends, and even though there's so much to do, I don't feel pressured to be working extra. The leadership is also great, very approachable, very human. In short, I'm very happy I chose to work for Figma! (and I had 7 offers to choose from :p)

Cons

I really can't think of any cons!

4.0
Nov 13, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- incredibly talented teams - work is fun & challenging, unique - customers love the product - investments in dev tools are good - inclusive, thoughtful work environment

Cons

- group-think and analysis paralysis - product groups don't coordinate - culture needs more candor, too much positivity stifles growth

5.0
Aug 3, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Context: I work on editor-related features (frontend) - Our customers really like us. Many use the tool multiple hours a day. Features we ship are immediately noticed and appreciated, as it directly improves their productivity. - Enough low-hanging fruits that having impact isn't even a question. - Plenty of technical challenges. The most requested features are all pretty involved and requires solving problems from first principles. - Coworkers are consistently strong and thoughtful in their work. - Graphs go up and to the right.

Cons

- Being a startup, prioritization is important and does mean that we often go for the good enough solution rather than full solution (often the most satisfying one). - Having lots of important work means fewer chances to have moments of creativity that often come with idle times and a bit of boredom.

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