Figma
Large (~2,800)
Mercor
Small (~200)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Mercor
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI hiring infrastructure at a $10B rocketship with extreme ownership and MIT-founder energy
Ratings
FigmaMercor
3.7
3.9
Overall
3.1
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.7
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Brendan Foody)
Culture Values
Figma only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Mercor only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Mercor
- Massive impact at an AI company growing at breakneck speed
- Top-tier compensation with strong equity at $10B valuation
- Intense 9/9/6 work schedule — long hours are the norm
- Work-life balance is a real sacrifice at this stage
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Mercor
Choose Mercor if you want outsized impact on AI-era hiring at a tiny, fast-moving team — but the 9/9/6 schedule is real, and work-life balance is genuinely sacrificed for speed.
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
Mercor — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
20
🧠 ML / AI
6
💼 Sales / GTM
5
👤 HR / People
3
📊 Data
2
📣 Marketing
2
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Mercor scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. Figma also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Mercor also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Mercor has 49 open roles.