Software Engineer, Figma

Desktop

$149-350k

+ Equity; Salary applicable to candidates based in SF/NY Hubs only and may vary by other locations; 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

React
TypeScript
JavaScript
macOS
iOS
Node.js
Android
Figma
C++
C
Rust
Windows
Electron
Chromium
Mid and Senior level
Remote in US
New York
San Francisco Bay Area
Figma

Design platform for product teams

Open for applications

Figma

Design platform for product teams

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsDesignSaaSProduct Management

Open for applications

$149-350k

+ Equity; Salary applicable to candidates based in SF/NY Hubs only and may vary by other locations; 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

React
TypeScript
JavaScript
macOS
iOS
Node.js
Android
Figma
C++
C
Rust
Windows
Electron
Chromium
Mid and 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.

Role

Who you are

  • 3+ years experience developing cross-platform JavaScript applications using Electron, Node, and React or working in large C/C++ codebases (e.g. browsers, compilers, or kernels)
  • Experience or the ability to learn and work in multiple languages (TypeScript, C++, Rust)
  • 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

Desirable

  • Familiarity with native operating system APIs (Win32, Cocoa/UIKit, iOS, Android)
  • Familiarity with the internals of Electron, Chromium, Node.js and V8, and deep understanding of JavaScript (e.g. memory management/garbage collection, event loop, microtasks)
  • Previous experience improving Continuous Integration systems for Electron-based projects and integration with their web counterpart systems around performance, costs, and developer experience
  • Experience working with Figma & FigJam to have a strong sense of user empathy

What the job involves

  • We’re looking for a desktop engineer to join our native apps team and continue making our desktop app the best way to experience Figma on macOS and Windows
  • The Figma Desktop Engineering team is highly collaborative and most projects cover a wide technical scope given the nature and customer impact of the app
  • Work closely with designers and PMs to ensure the best desktop experience for Figma
  • Shape requirements and lead engineering projects relating to the desktop and web experiences
  • Share responsibility for testing, releasing, and maintaining our desktop application and related developer tools and processes
  • Communicate and document architectural designs, requirements, and best practices
  • Provide thoughtful feedback to others on the team
  • Help interview and recruit more talented engineers to Figma
  • Some projects you could work on:
  • Creating brand new native features like a tray menu, screen recording, notifications, and window/tab management
  • Augmenting web features like supporting locally installed fonts, caption generation for voice calls, force touch support, and OS menu integrations

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.

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Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

97% employee growth in 12 months

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

Leadership

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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