Figma
Large (~2,800)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
FigmaScale AI
3.7
3.5
Overall
3.1
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
2.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.2
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.6
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Figma only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Scale AI only
No unique values
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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
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
Scale AI — 169 jobs
💻 Engineering
52
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
17
⚙️ Operations
9
💼 Sales / GTM
9
💰 Finance
8
⚖️ Legal
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
🎧 Support
1