Manager of Software Engineering, Figma

Deploys

$240-350k

Salary applicable for candidates based in San Francisco or New York hub offices, remote locations may vary + Equity

AWS
Kubernetes
GCP
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

$240-350k

Salary applicable for candidates based in San Francisco or New York hub offices, remote locations may vary + Equity

AWS
Kubernetes
GCP
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

  • 2+ years of experience managing and leading high output engineering teams
  • Experience building and scaling distributed systems as a leader and/or as an individual contributor within a public cloud environment, such as AWS or GCP
  • Hands on experience with core software infrastructure systems and technologies, such as deploys, compute, infrastructure as code
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team. Proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers
  • Demonstrated experience with understanding the needs of our internal client teams and aligning roadmap to drive maximum business impact

Desirable

  • Experience with building services in Kubernetes or similar container services

What the job involves

  • Server Platform is at the core of Figma’s infrastructure foundation
  • This area owns the foundational layer of infrastructure that underpins all other infrastructure and application services at Figma
  • The Deploys team within Server Platform owns a very important function which all of engineering depends on to make sure that software is deployed correctly across our infrastructure
  • We’re looking for a seasoned manager to lead and build this team out further as Figma continues to scale its world-class design products
  • This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States
  • Manage, support and grow a diverse team of engineers who design and build scalable services to power Figma’s infrastructure
  • Help grow and define the charter for key pieces of Figma’s Server Platform organization, specifically around our Deploy systems and infrastructure
  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects
  • Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
  • Grow your career in 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 play a role in helping to build and drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and other programs in partnership with teams across all of Figma

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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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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