Figma
Large (~2,800)
Runway
Mid (~420)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
FigmaRunway
3.7
4.5
Overall
3.1
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.2
4.4
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.2
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Figma only
No unique values
Runway only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
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
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
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
Runway
No open roles currently listed
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Runway scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Runway also emphasizes Remote-Friendly.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Runway has 0 open roles.