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
Figma only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
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 — 447 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
122
💻 Engineering
119
🧠 ML / AI
49
📣 Marketing
24
📋 Product
19
⚙️ Operations
17
⚖️ Legal
12
💰 Finance
7
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🎧 Support
2
Figma — 155 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
46
💻 Engineering
27
👤 HR / People
11
🎨 Design
9
📣 Marketing
6
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
4
💰 Finance
2
🎧 Support
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Anthropic scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Figma scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.1 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Anthropic also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Strong Comp & Equity, Mission-Driven. Figma also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Anthropic has 447 open roles and Figma has 155 open roles.