Figma
Large (~2,800)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
FigmaSamsara
3.7
4.0
Overall
3.1
3.9
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 (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
Figma only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Samsara only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 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
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
Open Roles
Figma — 152 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
46
💻 Engineering
29
👤 HR / People
11
🎨 Design
10
⚖️ Legal
7
📣 Marketing
6
📋 Product
6
📊 Data
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Figma also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Deep Work / Low Meetings. Samsara also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Figma has 152 open roles and Samsara has 403 open roles.