Figma
Large (~2,800)
incident.io
Small (~140)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
incident.io
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who value a strong culture with 13 extra holidays per year and approachable, ego-free founders
Ratings
Figmaincident.io
3.7
4.5
Overall
3.1
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.2
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.3
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
Culture Values
Figma only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
incident.io only
🪟 Transparent🛡️ Safe to Fail🤝 Flat Hierarchy
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
incident.io
- Strong culture with a dedicated culture manager — values are practiced, not just stated
- Excellent compensation and benefits with strong career growth opportunities
- Rapid scaling can create instability — some report organizational growing pains
- London-centric with limited remote options for some roles
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
incident.io
Exceptional culture (4.5 stars) with genuine values, great benefits including 10% pension match, and kind colleagues — but London-centric with some layoff scars from 2024.
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
incident.io — 25 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
6
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth. Figma also emphasizes Direct Product Impact. incident.io also emphasizes Transparent, Safe to Fail, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and incident.io has 25 open roles.