Figma
Large (~2,800)
Vercel
Mid (~600)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
Ratings
FigmaVercel
3.7
3.9
Overall
3.1
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.5
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Culture Values
Figma only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings
Vercel only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source Culture
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 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
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Remote-first with strong async culture — true flexibility
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
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
Vercel — 79 jobs
💻 Engineering
32
💼 Sales / GTM
17
📋 Product
5
💰 Finance
4
📣 Marketing
4
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1