Manager, Software Engineering - UX Platform
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
About this role
**Figma — Manager, Software Engineering (UX Platform)** Figma is growing a 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 helps teams streamline workflows, move faster, and collaborate in real time from anywhere. The **UX Platform** team improves workflows across the Figma ecosystem, with a focus on the user experience at the boundary of different features and products. The team works to make distinct features within the design editor feel more connected—so both new and experienced users can move quickly through their creative process. You’ll tackle complex core product and platform challenges with real revenue implications, building thoughtful, extensible UI patterns and maintaining a high bar for product quality and craftsmanship. Most recently, the team has focused on improving **agent-driven workflows** in the design editor. This is a **full-time** role that can be held from one of our **US hubs** or **remotely in the United States**. --- ### What you’ll do at Figma - Manage and support a team of experienced engineers to build new features that better connect Figma’s multi-product ecosystem - Champion an engineering culture rooted in inclusivity, velocity, and technical excellence - Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects - Work closely with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams to build a culture of doing great work together through team culture, mentorship, and meaningful work - Grow your career in a collaborative and creative engineering community --- ### We’d love to hear from you if you have - **2+ years** of engineering management experience leading a high-output engineering team - **6+ years** of frontend or fullstack engineering experience - Demonstrated leadership in building a high-performing, highly engaged engineering team (including motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers) - Experience building product roadmaps with product, design, and data-science partners - Proven success balancing technical quality work alongside feature development - Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in cross-functional settings --- ### Added plus (not required) - Success working in highly complex and ambiguous product spaces - Experience shipping cross-product features and tools at high velocity - Strong collaboration experience across engineering teams and organizations --- ### Pay transparency **Annual Base Salary Range:** **$258,000 — $376,000 USD** Job level and actual compensation are determined based on factors including qualifications assessed during the interview process, market demands, and work location. Figma also offers equity and a competitive benefits package. --- ### Equal opportunity & accommodations Figma is an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you need accommodation, reach out to **accommodations-ext@figma.com**. *Note:* To ensure the integrity of the hiring process, candidates are required to keep their cameras on during video interviews, and (if hired) you will be required to attend in person onboarding.
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