Figma
Large (~2,800)
Lambda
Mid (~500)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
Ratings
FigmaLambda
3.7
3.6
Overall
3.1
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.7
Culture & Values
4.0
3.6
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.4
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.4
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Figma only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Lambda only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Figma also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Lambda also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Lambda has 32 open roles.