Figma
Large (~2,800)
Hugging Face
Small (~400)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Hugging Face
Best for: Open-source enthusiasts who value remote flexibility over top comp
Ratings
FigmaHugging Face
3.7
3.8
Overall
3.1
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.2
Culture & Values
4.0
3.4
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.5
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Clement Delangue)
Culture Values
Figma only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Hugging Face only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly🕐 Flexible Hours🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats📡 Async-First
Shared
None
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
Hugging Face
- True open-source DNA — you work on things millions of developers actually use
- Remote-first and async culture that actually works across time zones
- Below-market comp compared to FAANG
- Career progression is unclear — no well-defined ladder
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Hugging Face
Choose Hugging Face if you want to build tools millions of ML devs use with true remote freedom — but comp lags FAANG.
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
Hugging Face — 9 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
2
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Hugging Face scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Hugging Face has 9 open roles.