The opportunity
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI.
What you'll do
Build and execute on a long-term roadmap to improve the platform, features,: and runtimes supporting interactive and animated experiences in Figma products like Prototyping and Slides
Hire, manage, support and develop a team of engineers, including staff level engineers
Partner with product and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities,: and mission for teams and projects
Roll up your sleeves as needed to get involved in the technical details of: solving some of the most complex technical challenges at Figma
Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a: positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
Grow your career in an engaged and creative engineering community
What they're looking for
- Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. We: expect all of our leaders to play a role in helping to build and drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and other programs in partnership with teams across all of Figma
- + years of experience managing and leading a high output engineering team
- + years of engineering experience working on complex systems with an emphasis: on performance, reliability, quality, and extensibility
- Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly: engaged engineering team; including a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers
