Figma vs Suno

Figma vs Suno: Culture Compared

Figma (3.7 Glassdoor) vs Suno (4.2 Glassdoor) — side-by-side on culture values, work-life balance, compensation, and open roles.

Figma

Figma

Large (~2,800)
Suno

Suno

Small (~200)
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Suno
Best for: Creative technologists who want to work at the intersection of AI and music at a rocketship hitting $300M ARR
FigmaSuno
3.7
4.2
Overall
3.1
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.2
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.0
Career Opps
πŸ‘ 73% Recommend πŸ‘€ 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
πŸ‘ 84% Recommend πŸ‘€ 88% CEO Approval (Mikey Shulman)
Figma only
No unique values
Suno only
🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
βš™οΈ Engineering-DrivenπŸš€ Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact

Figma

  • βœ“World-class talent and technically ambitious problems β€” real-time multiplayer, WebAssembly rendering
  • βœ“Strong product mission that employees genuinely believe in β€” Figma is loved by its users
  • βœ—Work-life balance rated 3.1/5 β€” 60+ hour weeks common, especially near deadlines
  • βœ—Hypergrowth growing pains β€” product suite doubled without proportional hiring

Suno

  • βœ“Building the leading AI music platform with 2M+ paid subscribers and explosive growth
  • βœ“Creative, mission-driven team working at the intersection of AI and music
  • βœ—Compensation & benefits rated 3.5/5 β€” below market for AI startups
  • βœ—Startup growing pains β€” processes and structure still catching up to rapid scaling
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love β€” but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Suno
Mission-driven team building the leading AI music platform with explosive growth β€” but startup growing pains and below-market comp for the AI space.

Figma β€” 155 jobs

πŸ’Ό Sales / GTM
46
πŸ’» Engineering
27
πŸ‘€ HR / People
11
🎨 Design
9
πŸ“£ Marketing
6
βš–οΈ Legal
5
πŸ“Š Data
4
πŸ“‹ Product
4
πŸ’° Finance
2
🎧 Support
2
🧠 ML / AI
1

Suno β€” 44 jobs

πŸ’» Engineering
21
πŸ“Š Data
3
🎨 Design
3
βš™οΈ Operations
3
πŸ“£ Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
πŸ“‹ Product
2
πŸ’° Finance
1
πŸ‘€ HR / People
1
βš–οΈ Legal
1
πŸ’Ό Sales / GTM
1

Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Suno scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.

Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Suno also emphasizes Wears Many Hats.

On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Suno has 44 open roles.

Read more: Working at Figma