Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Figma
Large (~2,800)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Ratings
ElasticFigma
4.0
3.7
Overall
4.1
3.1
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Figma only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
Elastic
- Fully distributed from day one — genuine remote-first culture across 40+ countries
- Open-source DNA means engineers contribute to community, not just internal products
- Cross-timezone coordination means occasional early/late meetings
- Recent leadership shifts have introduced more process and oversight
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
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
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
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Figma scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.1 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Figma has 155 open roles.