Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!
The key to Figma's success has been the product itself, and the User Growth pillar sits at the heart of this product-led growth. Our goal is to connect users to the value of Figma by accelerating the adoption and retention of every product line we offer. Examples of how we do that by empowering Community driven distribution, crafting intent-based user onboarding, and unlocking international expansion.
If you’re excited by business impact, a rapid ship-learn-iterate cycle, and data-driven decision-making, this is the team for you!
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What you’ll do at Figma:
- Own projects from end-to-end, from ideation to implementation to quantifying production impact.
- Take responsibility for the team’s impact, goals and ownership areas, working closely across engineering and with cross functional partners to drive outcomes.
- Tackle exciting technical problems, designing new architecture and solutions that addresses both immediate and broader needs.
- Mentor other engineers and shape the team's technical strategy, processes, and culture.
- Help recruit more world class engineers to Figma.
- 2+ years working as a professional software engineer.
- 2+ years of professional experience shipping features or products.
- A focus on impact, with the ability to achieve meaningful outcomes and speak to the metrics behind the work.
- Strong cross-team and functional collaboration skills.
- Experience in and a desire to teach fellow engineers through pairing, code review, and in-the-moment feedback.
While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
- Experience in growth initiatives and thinking, whether through running experiments or prototyping of 0-to-1 products or ideas.
- A strong focus on building products that tackle real user needs.
- Demonstrated fluency with one or more programming languages, including: Typescript/Javascript, React, C++, Python, Ruby, or Java.
At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Pay Transparency Disclosure
If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):
$149,000—$350,000 USD
At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [email protected]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.
Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:
- Holding interviews in an accessible location
- Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
- Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
- Changing the mode or format of interviews
By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.
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What We Do
Born on the Web, Figma helps teams create, share, test, and ship better designs from start to finish. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Slack use Figma to boost creative productivity while keeping everyone on the same page.
Why Work With Us
We’re multiplayer people who live by our values, celebrate our differences, and care deeply about each other and our users. Making design accessible to all is a lofty goal. We’re just getting started and could use your help—join us!
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