Figma
Large (~2,800)
Fireworks AI
Small (~100)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Fireworks AI
Best for: Engineers who want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on LLM inference
Ratings
FigmaFireworks AI
3.7
4.2
Overall
3.1
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.2
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.0
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
Culture Values
Figma only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
Fireworks AI only
🧩 Wears Many Hats🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
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
Fireworks AI
- World-class team of ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers — technically very strong peers
- Working on LLM inference optimization which is one of the hottest areas in AI infrastructure
- Early-stage startup intensity with long hours expected and high performance bar
- Small team and rapidly evolving product means less structure, process, and career laddering
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Fireworks AI
Choose Fireworks AI if you want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on cutting-edge LLM inference — but expect early-stage startup intensity and limited structure.
Open Roles
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
Fireworks AI — 30 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
5
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Fireworks AI scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth. Figma also emphasizes Direct Product Impact. Fireworks AI also emphasizes Wears Many Hats, Deep Work / Low Meetings.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Fireworks AI has 30 open roles.