Figma

Scaling fast

Design Services San Francisco, California Watching 2,500 employees Updated as of Jun 26

The read

Figma added 221 people in 90 days — net +161 — with sales leading at 40 hires and engineering close behind at 33, while bringing in five VP-level leaders across growth strategy, field marketing, engineering, and talent acquisition. However, the company is bleeding talent to AI startups: 10 departures went to Anthropic, OpenAI, and Sierra combined, and five director-level exits include roles in enterprise sales, engineering, and recruiting (destinations: Legora, Gamma, and career breaks). Inbound talent is flowing from Cash App (5), Salesforce (4), Asana (3), and Workday (3), suggesting Figma is pulling from enterprise SaaS and fintech to fuel its go-to-market expansion even as AI competitors poach from its ranks.

+5% of staff
Net headcount · 90d: +161; mostly Sales
New hires · 90d: 221; vs 221 hires
Departures · 90d: 60; quiet
Leadership moves · 90d: 0

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Hiring paceCooling

New hires per month, last 12 months. 850 total hires.

54 joined
Jun 2025

162 joined
Jul 2025

59 joined
Aug 2025

41 joined
Sep 2025

48 joined
Oct 2025

41 joined
Nov 2025

99 joined
Dec 2025

55 joined
Jan 2026

70 joined
Feb 2026

78 joined
Mar 2026

91 joined
Apr 2026

52 joined
May 2026

12 months agoLast month

Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.

30 people joined Sales Aggregate
29 people joined Aggregate
21 people left Aggregate
16 people left Aggregate
13 people joined Aggregate
8 people joined Aggregate

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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.

Engineering +13

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Talent flow

Which companies Figma hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.

Recruiting from

CCash App+5

SSalesforce+4

AAsana+3

WWorkday+3

AAmazon Web Services (AWS)+2

AAtlassian+2

Departing to

Anthropic−6

OpenAI−4

Sierra−3

BBraintrust−2

CCareer Break−2

CClay−2

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