Is Figma a good place to work?

Figma scores 55 out of 100 across cult.fyi's culture dimensions, and its employee NPS is 66.

Does Figma have good work-life balance?

At Figma, employees take an average of 18 days of vacation per year (less than 51% of companies), and the average work week is 48 hours.

How hard is the interview at Figma?

Figma rates 71 out of 100 on interview difficulty, harder than 62% of companies.

How does Figma pay compare to market?

Figma pays 29% above market, higher than 80% of companies tracked.

How stable are jobs at Figma?

Figma has an expected layoff rate of 11.5% of its workforce, lower than 84% of companies.

Figma

Figma has a balanced, stable culture. Top 3% for Employee NPS - significantly above average. Standout trait: Top 3% Employee NPS.

Last updated June 15, 2026

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.

Standout Strengths

Top 3% for Employee NPS - significantly above average.

Top 9% for DEI meaningfulness - significantly above average.

Bottom 16% for Layoff risk - well below the typical rate.

Top 19% for Adherence to principles - significantly above average.

How well does Figma adhere to its principles?

Higher than 81% of companies · median 43

Where do ideas come from?

Higher than 51% of companies · median 36

Organizational Power

Employee count

Mid-Market1,886 employees

Average Hours Worked

Pace

Higher than 60% of companies · median 60.5

Remote Friendly?

Permanent Remote-Friendly

How Information Shared

Meetings

Compensation Relative to Market

Higher than 80% of companies · median 115

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

Higher than 51% of companies · median 60

Detailed Compensation Information

Levels.FYI

Review Comments

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Frequently asked questions

: Figma scores 55 out of 100 across cult.fyi's culture dimensions, and its employee NPS is 66.
: At Figma, employees take an average of 18 days of vacation per year (less than 51% of companies), and the average work week is 48 hours.
: Figma rates 71 out of 100 on interview difficulty, harder than 62% of companies.
: Figma pays 29% above market, higher than 80% of companies tracked.
: Figma has an expected layoff rate of 11.5% of its workforce, lower than 84% of companies.