Figma
Large (~2,800)
Writer
Mid (~400)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
FigmaWriter
3.7
3.5
Overall
3.1
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.6
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.3
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Figma only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Writer only
🔓 Open Source
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Writer
Writer — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Writer scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. Figma also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Writer also emphasizes Open Source.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.