Figma
Large (~2,800)
Mercury
Large (~1,300)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
Ratings
FigmaMercury
3.7
4.3
Overall
3.1
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.9
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
Culture Values
Figma only
No unique values
Mercury only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 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
Mercury
- Strong talent density with smart, motivated teammates and genuine autonomy and ownership
- Great Place to Work certified — product-first mindset with meaningful scope for every engineer
- Still figuring out how to scale processes — expect some ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Work-life balance rated 3.8/5 — periods of higher intensity during rapid growth phases
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Mercury
Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
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
Mercury — 70 jobs
💻 Engineering
15
💼 Sales / GTM
13
👤 HR / People
4
📋 Product
4
🎨 Design
3
⚖️ Legal
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Mercury scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Mercury also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Mercury has 70 open roles.