Cohere
Small (~500)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
CohereFigma
2.9
3.7
Overall
3.5
3.1
Work-Life Balance
3.0
4.0
Culture & Values
3.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
2.3
3.2
Senior Mgmt
2.5
3.5
Career Opps
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
Cohere only
🧩 Wears Many Hats
Figma only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Cohere
- Cutting-edge NLP research from Transformer co-author
- Enterprise AI focus gives real customer impact
- Frequent organizational restructuring has led to notable team turnover
- Internal communication from leadership could be more transparent
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
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Open Roles
Cohere — 123 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
20
🧠 ML / AI
9
📋 Product
9
👤 HR / People
4
📣 Marketing
4
⚖️ Legal
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
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