Software Engineer, Figma

• We’re looking for someone who is excited to define what foundational mobile technology can mean at Figma, by leveraging Figma’s deep expertise within C++/WASM/JS
• 3+ years of iOS experience
• Demonstrate an interest or ability to work across the stack
• Proactive communication skills and a desire to work in a collaborative environment
• An interest in mentorship, learning from others, and digging into new challenges
• An inclusive approach towards building features, solving problems, investing in culture, and growing teams

Desirable

• Mobile Platform builds and maintains the foundational systems that power mobile at Figma
• Figma’s mobile offerings are some of the most complex interplay between web/native/C++ in the industry
• As a result our team works across the entire stack, with experts and generalists that are able to operate within Swift, Kotlin, C++, JS, Python/Ruby
• The team is currently tackling one of the most fundamental problems with Figma’s core systems: they are too resource-heavy to operate within mobile, and we’ll need to come up with a solution that enables Figma to operate in a low-resource environment
• Mobile Platform is looking for engineers with domain expertise in iOS, as well as both high- and low-level performance optimization
• Much of Figma’s systems are built in a cross-platform manner, leveraging Switf/Kotlin/C++/JS
• As such, we’re looking for engineers who are excited to work across the stack
• Figma is a highly collaborative organization and most projects are owned by small teams of 2-3 people
• You’ll form strong relationships with product managers, other mobile platform engineers, and can expect to partner regularly with engineers and leaders beyond your immediate team
• We strive to foster an inclusive culture that promotes equity and belonging, and use the following values to guide how we work together: communicate early and often, lift your team, focus on craftsmanship, and prioritize impact
• You can learn more about our engineering values and how we developed them here
• Work closely with leadership to help shape the vision for mobile foundational systems, leveraging the extensive expertise Figma has within C++/Web, while adapting it for the world of mobile
• Work closely with teammates and partners in Engineering, Product, Design, Marketing, User Research, and Data Science to build new features and achieve roadmap goals. We prioritize collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, so you won’t operate in silos
• Drive guidance, quality, and standards for mobile at Figma, and explore opportunities that keep us on the cutting edge of mobile/system-level design
• Be a mentor and provide thoughtful feedback to your peers, and benefit from strong personal and professional mentorship opportunities yourself
• Contribute to org-wide initiatives like new hire onboarding, interview process development, and Belonging/Equity/Inclusion efforts
• Continue ramping and learning. The technical challenges you'll tackle on the Mobile Platform are unique, fun, ambitious, and ever-evolving
• Some efforts you might impact include:
• Re-architecting Figma’s mobile offering “Mirror”, to be resilient to crashes, and being able to operate in a resource constrained environment
• Building a new rendering system to enable some of the most complex Figma design files to be viewable in Mobile
• Streamline the communication layer between Web and Native to be performant and reliable
• Develop the next generation of secure mobile authentication for Figma
• Unlock Figma’s core systems within WASM/JS/backend to mobile product teams, to build unique product experiences