Overview
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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. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
As Figma’s customer base continues to expand and diversify, and new technological advancements in AI and generative design emerge, the opportunity for AI experience engineering is greater than ever. You’ll collaborate closely with a cutting edge AI Research team and your work will help raise the ceiling of what’s possible for designers and lower the floor of who can design. We are seeking an accomplished and experienced AI Product Engineer who has built generative AI products to join our team and lead our AI efforts from inception to implementation. Join us in molding the future of AI at Figma!
This is a full-time role that can be undertaken from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What you'll do at Figma
- 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
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience of Software Engineering, with 1 or more years of developing generative AI products
- 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
Nice to have
- Demonstrated expertise in AI indexing, retrieval systems, personalization, and/or natural language processing
- Proven track record of planning a multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder up to the long-term vision
- A relevant advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, or a related field
- A growth mindset and experience investing in the learning, development, belonging, and impact of your peers, e.g., mentoring/aligning senior engineers across organizations
Pay and Benefits
We offer equity to employees, a competitive package of benefits including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement. We also offer sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub): $149,000—$350,000 USD
For remote roles, pay range is localized according to the employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
DEI and Privacy
At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We celebrate differences and are an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation, contact Examples of accommodations include holding interviews in an accessible location, closed captioning on video conferencing, screen reader compatibility, changing interview mode, etc. If you require accommodation, please reach out. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity to apply and perform the job.
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Employment type
- Full-time
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Job function
- Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
- Design Services