Figma
Large (~2,800)
Synthesia
Mid (~660)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Synthesia
Best for: Engineers who want to build cutting-edge generative AI video at a fast-scaling London unicorn with a genuinely low-ego culture
Ratings
FigmaSynthesia
3.7
4.4
Overall
3.1
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.2
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.2
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Victor Riparbelli)
Culture Values
Figma only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Synthesia only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Synthesia
- Low-ego supportive culture with genuine trust and ownership
- Fast-paced growth with real opportunity to develop and lead
- R&D and Product teams feel intense pressure and WLB suffers
- Promotions rare internally — new roles favor external hires
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Synthesia
High-growth AI company with strong culture ratings and real employee trust, though R&D teams feel the pace and promotions skew toward external hires.
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
Synthesia — 71 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
25
🎨 Design
9
💻 Engineering
9
🧠 ML / AI
5
📣 Marketing
3
🎧 Support
3
📊 Data
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Synthesia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Figma also emphasizes Deep Work / Low Meetings. Synthesia also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Figma has 152 open roles and Synthesia has 71 open roles.