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
Lead the development of early-phase AI systems to enhance user experience and: develop systems to measure and improve AI performance and relevance
Direct the future of AI at Figma in collaboration with cross-functional teams: of innovative software engineers, product managers, and data scientists
Break down open-ended AI problems into engineering strategies utilizing: machine learning, data analysis, and experimental design
Provide mentorship and promote best practices in data and AI while: cultivating a collaborative and inclusive team culture
Contribute to the growth of the team by improving the hiring process and recruiting outstanding AI talent
+ years of experience of Software Engineering, with 1 or more years of developing generative AI products
What they're looking for
- Comfort in prototyping and pathfinding new opportunities that led to successful 0→1 projects
- Proven experience implementing the full lifecycle of an early-phase AI: development, from ideating on which models to use through productionizing and maintaining them
- Experience in developing deep product and business knowledge to connect: abstract modeling and analysis tasks with business value
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot,: ChatGPT, Claude) to write, debug, and optimize code
