DeepL
Large (~1,570)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
DeepL
Best for: NLP and backend engineers interested in language AI who prioritize work-life balance over compensation and fast career growth
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
DeepLFigma
3.2
3.7
Overall
4.0
3.1
Work-Life Balance
3.3
4.0
Culture & Values
3.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.0
3.2
Senior Mgmt
3.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 64% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Jaroslaw Kutylowski)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
DeepL only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🕐 Flexible Hours🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Figma only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
DeepL
- Great product with big-name customers — startup vibe with corporate safety net
- Good salary, very international team of 90+ nationalities with good work-life balance
- Intransparent leadership — hidden salary bands, top-down decisions with no feedback loop
- High employee churn with repeated downsizing despite positive financial messaging
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
DeepL
DeepL's language models are impressive, but Glassdoor tells a cautionary story (3.2 overall, 64% recommend) — reviews cite weak management and limited career progression despite decent WLB.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Open Roles
DeepL — 56 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
31
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎧 Support
2
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Figma — 156 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
46
💻 Engineering
28
🎨 Design
11
👤 HR / People
11
⚖️ Legal
7
📣 Marketing
7
📋 Product
6
📊 Data
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
DeepL scores 3.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Figma scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.1 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. DeepL also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Flexible Hours, Diverse & Inclusive. Figma also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, DeepL has 56 open roles and Figma has 156 open roles.