Figma
Large (~2,800)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Wayve
Best for: ML and robotics engineers excited by embodied AI who want to work at the frontier of autonomous driving with a high-caliber research team in London
Ratings
FigmaWayve
3.7
4.4
Overall
3.1
3.9
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 (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Figma only
No unique values
Wayve only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
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
Wayve
- Great culture — smart, friendly people with a supportive and inclusive familial bond
- Immense creative freedom and autonomy; founders are humble and open to being challenged
- Career progression framework is unclear — salaries and promotions feel arbitrary
- Very ambitious demands create vulnerability to burnout; processes built on the fly
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Wayve
One of Europe's top deep-tech companies with excellent Glassdoor ratings (4.4) and a cutting-edge AV research environment — but expect an intense pace and most roles are London-based.
Open Roles
Figma — 156 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
46
💻 Engineering
28
🎨 Design
11
👤 HR / People
11
⚖️ Legal
7
📣 Marketing
7
📋 Product
6
📊 Data
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
🎧 Support
1
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 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. Wayve also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Figma has 156 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.