Asana
Large (~1,700)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
Asana
Best for: Engineers and PMs who want genuine work-life balance and transparent leadership at a public tech company that practices what it preaches about how work should feel
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
AsanaFigma
4.1
3.7
Overall
4.2
3.1
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Figma only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Asana
- Exceptional work-life balance and supportive team culture
- Highly transparent leadership with strong D&I commitment
- Senior management accountability concerns and frequent reorgs
- Mandatory hybrid schedule — 3 days in office per week
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
Asana
Choose Asana if you want sustainable pace, strong D&I, and a learning-first engineering culture at a public company — but expect hybrid 3-day in-office and some reorg turbulence.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Open Roles
Asana — 129 jobs
💻 Engineering
50
💼 Sales / GTM
22
📋 Product
9
⚙️ Operations
8
🎨 Design
6
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
3
📣 Marketing
3
⚖️ Legal
2
💰 Finance
1
🎧 Support
1
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
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Figma scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.1 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Transparent, Diverse & Inclusive. Figma also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Figma has 155 open roles.