Figma
Large (~2,800)
Granola
Small (~50)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Ratings
FigmaGranola
3.7
4.8
Overall
3.1
4.5
Work-Life Balance
4.0
5.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.2
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.7
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
Culture Values
Figma only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Granola only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
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
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Granola scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 1.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Figma also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Granola also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Granola has 16 open roles.