Figma
Large (~2,800)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
Figman8n
3.7
4.5
Overall
3.1
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.2
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.3
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Figma only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
None
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
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Open Roles
Figma — 156 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
46
💻 Engineering
28
🎨 Design
11
👤 HR / People
11
⚖️ Legal
7
📣 Marketing
7
📋 Product
6
📊 Data
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
🎧 Support
1
n8n — 43 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
21
💻 Engineering
10
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Figma has 156 open roles and n8n has 43 open roles.