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
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
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
58
💻 Engineering
26
👤 HR / People
12
🎨 Design
10
📣 Marketing
7
⚖️ Legal
6
📋 Product
5
⚙️ Operations
4
🎧 Support
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Mercury — 48 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
9
🎨 Design
4
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
1