Figma

Our values and culture are the underpinning for all that we do at Figma—we believe that a great product is inextricably linked to a great internal community.

Build community
We’re multiplayer people who love the weird, wonderful magic that happens when people connect. We build bridges—with both our Figmates and our users.

Run with it
Building Figma is about taking initiative, being bold and charting a new course, not running a playbook. Figmates are building the future of design by tackling big, scary, exciting challenges like Figma’s future depends on it. Because it does.

Love your craft
We build for builders and try to make complex things feel simple. We ask why until we get to the core and continually focus on solving the right problem, not just shipping work.

Grow as you go
With humility and curiosity, we give and get the direct feedback we all need to become great. Everyone’s a work in progress, and we’re here to help each other grow.

Play
Playing is learning. We embrace spontaneous, unstructured exploration—because that’s where we find our best ideas.

How well does Figma adhere to its principles?

Where do ideas come from?

Organizational Power

Employee count

1,886

Average Hours Worked

48

Pace

Remote Friendly?

Permanent Remote-Friendly

How Information Shared

Meetings

Compensation Relative to Market

AI Insights:
Figma built a once-in-a-generation design tool and a genuinely low-ego IC culture - then promptly imported a batch of Meta managers to see what would break first. The product is still beloved, the peers are still smart, and the remote setup is real, but leadership thrash and under-the-carpet PIPs have turned 'craft-focused startup' into 'just another SaaS company with better fonts.' Join for the engineering problems; leave when your skip-level starts talking about metrics discipline.

AI stack

Figma AI (internal) | GitHub Copilot | Claude/ChatGPT | Custom ML infra | AI pillar products

AI maturity

Detailed Compensation Information

Levels.FYI

Review Comments

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