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
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
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 — 165 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
63
💻 Engineering
26
👤 HR / People
13
🎨 Design
10
📣 Marketing
9
📋 Product
7
⚖️ Legal
5
⚙️ Operations
5
🎧 Support
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Runway — 31 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
7
📊 Data
3
💻 Engineering
3
👤 HR / People
3
💰 Finance
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
📣 Marketing
1
📋 Product
1