Figma
Large (~2,800)
Snowflake
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Snowflake
Best for: Professionals interested in Snowflake
Ratings
FigmaSnowflake
3.7
3.7
Overall
3.1
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
3.7
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.5
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Figma only
🎯 Direct Product Impact
Snowflake only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth
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
Snowflake
- Massive-scale distributed systems work with top-tier compensation and RSUs
- High technical bar, accessible senior leaders, and real learning opportunities
- Culture shifting under new leadership — holiday cuts and increased performance pressure
- Quarterly planning overhead and oncall load vary significantly by team
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Snowflake
Snowflake — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Snowflake — 419 jobs
💻 Engineering
181
💼 Sales / GTM
93
📣 Marketing
29
📋 Product
22
📊 Data
14
⚖️ Legal
6
⚙️ Operations
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Snowflake scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth. Figma also emphasizes Direct Product Impact. Snowflake also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Snowflake has 419 open roles.