Anthropic
Mid (~1,500)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
Anthropic
Best for: Safety-minded researchers who want mission-driven work with top-tier comp
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
AnthropicFigma
4.4
3.7
Overall
3.7
3.1
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.0
Culture & Values
4.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.2
3.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 93% CEO Approval (Dario Amodei)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
Anthropic only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💎 Strong Comp & Equity💜 Mission-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Figma only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Anthropic
- Mission-driven to the core — the safety focus is genuine and deeply embedded
- Incredible autonomy and ownership, even for mid-level engineers
- High-intensity environment — extended work hours are common during peak periods
- Processes still catching up to hypergrowth; some things feel ad-hoc
Figma
- World-class talent and technically ambitious problems — real-time multiplayer, WebAssembly rendering
- Strong product mission that employees genuinely believe in — Figma is loved by its users
- Work-life balance rated 3.1/5 — 60+ hour weeks common, especially near deadlines
- Hypergrowth growing pains — product suite doubled without proportional hiring
Bottom Line
Anthropic
Choose Anthropic if you want genuine AI safety mission, elite comp, and high autonomy — but expect intense hours.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Open Roles
Anthropic — 443 jobs
💻 Engineering
133
💼 Sales / GTM
109
🧠 ML / AI
50
📣 Marketing
28
📋 Product
24
💰 Finance
14
⚙️ Operations
14
⚖️ Legal
12
🎧 Support
8
📊 Data
6
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Figma — 165 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
63
💻 Engineering
26
👤 HR / People
13
🎨 Design
10
📣 Marketing
9
📋 Product
7
⚖️ Legal
5
⚙️ Operations
5
🎧 Support
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
🧠 ML / AI
1