CoreWeave
Large (~1,800)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
CoreWeave
Best for: Infrastructure engineers who want GPU cloud exposure with strong equity upside
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
CoreWeaveFigma
3.6
3.7
Overall
3.2
3.1
Work-Life Balance
3.1
4.0
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.0
3.2
Senior Mgmt
3.4
3.5
Career Opps
👍 62% Recommend
👤 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
CoreWeave only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Figma only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
CoreWeave
- GPU cloud infrastructure leader backed by NVIDIA ($2B investment)
- Strong compensation and equity — especially valuable post-IPO
- Work-life balance can be challenging — some teams expect off-hours availability
- Culture and values rated 3.1/5 — processes still maturing
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
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside — but culture and processes are still maturing.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Open Roles
CoreWeave — 251 jobs
💻 Engineering
108
💼 Sales / GTM
25
📋 Product
19
💰 Finance
12
⚙️ Operations
12
📣 Marketing
10
⚖️ Legal
7
📊 Data
6
👤 HR / People
5
🎨 Design
3
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
CoreWeave scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Figma scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.1 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. CoreWeave also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats. Figma also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, CoreWeave has 251 open roles and Figma has 155 open roles.