Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
DatabricksFigma
4.1
3.7
Overall
3.9
3.1
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.0
Culture & Values
4.3
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.2
Senior Mgmt
3.9
3.5
Career Opps
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
Databricks only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Figma only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Databricks
- Engineers who built Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow — deep technical pedigree
- Strong compensation and equity packages consistently above market
- Hypergrowth means org changes are constant — teams restructure frequently
- Some legacy Spark-era tech debt that can slow down new features
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
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Open Roles
Databricks — 842 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
353
💻 Engineering
284
📋 Product
39
📣 Marketing
34
📊 Data
22
👤 HR / People
12
🧠 ML / AI
12
⚙️ Operations
11
🎨 Design
6
💰 Finance
5
⚖️ Legal
5
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
Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 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: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Databricks also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive. Figma also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Databricks has 842 open roles and Figma has 155 open roles.