Figma
Large (~2,800)
MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Ratings
FigmaMongoDB
3.7
4.0
Overall
3.1
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.1
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.8
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Figma only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
MongoDB only
🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 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
MongoDB
- World-class enablement — best training programs many employees have encountered
- Competitive pay with strong equity, especially for senior roles
- No 401k match and culture has gotten more political at scale
- Work-life balance is team-dependent — some teams have long hours expectations
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
MongoDB
MongoDB — 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
MongoDB — 428 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
171
💻 Engineering
133
📋 Product
32
📣 Marketing
14
⚙️ Operations
9
👤 HR / People
8
💰 Finance
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
📊 Data
2
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. MongoDB scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Figma also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate. MongoDB also emphasizes Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and MongoDB has 428 open roles.