Figma
Large (~2,800)
Tailscale
Small (~290)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Tailscale
Best for: Systems engineers who value location-equal pay, generous parental leave, and working on deeply technical networking problems
Ratings
FigmaTailscale
3.7
4.4
Overall
3.1
4.5
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 (Avery Pennarun)
Culture Values
Figma only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Tailscale only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🪟 Transparent
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Tailscale
- Same pay worldwide with 26 weeks parental leave and genuine work-life balance
- Brilliant, nerdy CEO who deeply understands the tech — culture is intellectual and respectful
- Career progression limited — only 3.0/5 on career opportunities
- Middle management still developing — some growing pains as the org scales
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Tailscale
Intellectual, engineer-led culture with same pay worldwide and 26 weeks parental leave — but career progression is limited and middle management is still maturing.
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
Tailscale — 52 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
11
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
📣 Marketing
2
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Tailscale scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Figma also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Tailscale also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive, Transparent.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Tailscale has 52 open roles.