Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
ChainguardFigma
4.5
3.7
Overall
4.2
3.1
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.0
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.1
3.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Figma only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Chainguard
- Fully remote with outstanding benefits — 100% employer-paid insurance for employees and families
- Founders are practitioners who understand what engineers and security teams need
- Growing so fast that some inefficiencies exist, though improving
- Fully remote means you miss in-person interactions with teammates
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
Chainguard
Choose Chainguard if you want to build supply chain security tools in a remote, open-source-first culture with strong equity — but expect a fast-moving startup pace.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Open Roles
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
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
Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 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 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Chainguard also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity, Work-Life Balance. Figma also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Chainguard has 63 open roles and Figma has 155 open roles.