Figma · 3 hours ago
Software Engineer, Web Platform
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$149K/yr - $350K/yr
5+ years expFigma is a company focused on making design accessible to all, and they are seeking a Software Engineer for their Code Platform team. This role involves designing and improving code and design translation pipelines while also addressing performance issues and mentoring other engineers.
CollaborationDeveloper ToolsProduct DesignSoftwareWeb Apps
Responsibilities
Design, build, and improve code ↔ design translation pipelines
Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks and long-running tasks that impact product SLAs
Improve correctness, reconciliation, and fidelity across complex design system and layout edge cases
Build scalable serialization pipelines, internal APIs, and platform utilities
Partner with Figma Make, AI Assistant, and Sites leads to define the long term product enablement
Improve observability and ownership of key metrics (latency, success rate, correctness)
Support and drive architectural direction and long-term platform strategy for a translation surface
Mentor engineers and shape the long-term team structure
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering experience, especially in web, platform or infrastructure engineering
Strong TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frontend fundamentals
Deep experience with declarative UI systems (React, JSX, or similar)
Familiarity with ASTs, code transformation, or compilation concepts
Experience debugging performance, rendering, or pipeline latency issues
Experience building complex, cross-team platforms with multiple stakeholder groups
Preferred
Experience building design systems or component libraries
Platform or infrastructure engineering experience (APIs, observability, SLAs)
Rendering, layout, or graphics pipeline knowledge
Experience with structured representations used by LLMs
Benefits
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
Cell phone reimbursement
Sales incentive pay for most sales roles
An annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
Company
Figma
Figma is a collaborative design tool that enables teams to create, prototype, and test digital products on one platform.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.45BKey Investors
Durable Capital PartnersAndreessen HorowitzSequoia Capital
2025-12-08Post Ipo Equity
2025-07-31IPO
2024-07-17Secondary Market· $700M
Leadership Team
Dylan Field
CEO & Co-founder
Evan Wallace
Co-Founder
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