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!

The Expressive AI team is responsible for applying generative AI models to design problems at Figma. As the manager of this team, you’ll make this possible by leading a team of engineers focused on integrating AI techniques into creative workflows, which are central to the future of the design experience at Figma. In addition to surfacing these capabilities in Figma’s flagship design editor, you’ll also work with partner teams across other Figma products (e.g., Buzz, Slides, FigJam, etc.) to identify ways to surface these capabilities across Figma’s product ecosystem.

We’re looking for an experienced and accomplished engineering leader to join us in our mission to scale Figma while upholding the quality and craft our users love. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, Data, Marketing, and GTM to chart the course for these features and use them to help Figma further deepen its engagement with designers.

This is a full time role that can be held from our NYC hub or remotely in the Eastern time zone of the United States.

What you’ll do at Figma:

Partner with Product and Design to build and execute a long-term roadmap that delivers a world-class user experience for designers in Figma
Work closely with cross-functional partners and engineering teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible through the application of AI to creative problems
Hire, manage, support, and develop a team of engineers, including staff level engineers
Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other organizational leaders
Grow your career within an engaged and creative engineering community
Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. We expect all of our leaders to help drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and cross-functional programs across Figma

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

4+ years of experience hiring and leading teams as an engineering manager
Ability to think strategically about engineering and product roadmaps, on both short and longer term time horizons
Demonstrated experience applying advancements in AI from both engineering and product perspectives, with a specific focus on LLMs, diffusion models, and image/video generation
Proven leadership in building high-performing, highly engaged engineering teams, with a strong track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers while hiring top industry talent
Exceptional ability to work cross-functionally across Product, Design, and Marketing, as well as collaborating with other engineering teams to ship both customer and internal-facing projects
A strong sense of technical curiosity, a willingness to learn and grow alongside your team, and a genuine passion for design and craft

While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

Experience working with or on design/creative tooling

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.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. 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. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.

Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional 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. Figma also offers 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):

$250,000—$350,000 USD

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is 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 work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:

Holding interviews in an accessible location
Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
Changing the mode or format of interviews

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.

Manager, Software Engineering - Expressive AI