Software Engineer, Figma

Extensibility

$149-350k

Salary applies to SF/NY Hub. Plus equity

SQL

React

TypeScript

Figma

Ruby

C++

REST API

Senior level

Remote in US

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Design platform for product teams

Be an early applicant

Design platform for product teams

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsDesignSaaSProduct Management

Be an early applicant

$149-350k

Salary applies to SF/NY Hub. Plus equity

SQL

React

TypeScript

Figma

Ruby

C++

REST API

Senior level

Remote in US

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsDesignSaaSProduct Management

Company mission

Figma's mission is to help teams create, share, test, and ship better designs from start to finish.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Industry experience working on a developer platform or developer tooling
5+ years of experience with React or similar front-end Typescript frameworks
Experience with distributed systems and/or running a high volume public API
Experience with ORMs, reading and writing SQL, and debugging query plans

Desirable

Experience embedding a virtual machine in another programming language
Experience with WebAssembly
C++ or C experience
Extensive experience building developer platforms or open source communities
A strong design sense and proven track record working closely with product designers

What the job involves

Write Typescript, Ruby, and C++ code implementing new features, fixing bugs, and performance issues
Work with Figma product teams to help their features get exposed programmatically via our plugin and REST API
Work closely with product managers and product designers to design simple experiences for complex UX problems
Meet with members of our developer community to understand their successes and pain points

Our take

Figma is a web-based design platform that helps cross-functional teams of designers, project managers, and developers easily collaborate on product design projects. Its standout feature, Multiplayer mode, is like Google Docs for design, letting team members collaborate in real-time on project files that are hosted in the cloud.

Founded in 2012, Figma quickly established itself among its competitors in the sector and achieved a valuation exceeding $10 billion in 2021, boosted by a trend towards remote work. Its acquistion by Adobe for twice that amount just a year later raised eyebrows, but is a testament to the huge potential of this company and its product.

Thousands of industry-leading companies such as AirBnB, Dropbox, GitHub and Microsoft use Figma to scale their design efforts easily across distributed teams. Adobe has committed to leaving Figma autonomous going forward, and Figma will benefit from Adobe's digital imaging and AI tech in its product development.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

97% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Trustpilot (2.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

May 2024

$415.7m

SERIES F

Jan 2022

$0.5m

SERIES E

Total funding: $749.1m

Company benefits

Equity
Health, Dental, & Vision
Retirement with company contribution
Parental leave & fertility support
Mental health and wellness benefits
Generous PTO
Company recharge days
Learning & development stipend
Work from home stipend
Cell phone reimbursement

Company values

Build community
Run with it
Love your craft
Grow as you go

Company HQ

Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Articles

Software Design Startup Figma Is Now Worth $10 Billion

Education Chromebooks are getting Figma, a very cool set of design tools

Adobe makes $20B bet on a collaborative future with Figma acquisition

Leadership

Dylan Field

(CEO)

Previous Research Assistant at Microsoft for 1 year. Spent 2.5 years at Brown University pursuing a CS/Math degree, dropping out with the support of the Thiel Fellowship, when he earnt a grant of $100,000 to pursue entrepreneurial projects.

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