Figma · 2 weeks ago
Director, Software Engineering - Product Platform
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$316K/yr - $381K/yr
8+ years expFigma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all, and they are seeking a Director of Engineering for their Product Platform. The role involves leading an engineering organization, defining the roadmap and technical strategy for critical product infrastructure, and building a healthy, scalable engineering team.
CollaborationDeveloper ToolsProduct DesignSoftwareWeb Apps
Responsibilities
As a Director of Engineering for Product Platform, you will lead an engineering organization, defining and developing the roadmap and technical strategy for our next generation of critical product infrastructure
Work closely with Engineering Teams to define and build the infrastructure foundation to support best-in-class realtime collaboration experiences
Build a healthy, scalable, inclusive, and growth-oriented engineering organization. Not only help with Product Platform, but also help broader Infrastructure and Figma Engineering initiatives
Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. You will 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
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience hiring and leading teams as an engineering leader with at least 2 years of experience managing managers
8+ years of experience in software engineering roles, ideally reaching staff level as an individual contributor
Demonstrated experience building and scaling high-throughput distributed systems in an online environment that directly serve production traffic
Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team; including a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers and engineering managers
Strong partnership mentality and ability to manage multiple cross-functional stakeholder groups across technical and non-technical teams
Preferred
Experience building infrastructure for products integrated with LLMs and/or generative AI
Hands-on experience building developer-facing query systems, implementing technologies such as GraphQL
Frontend experience working with other web frameworks like Redux, Atoms
Experience with tools and frameworks for building Web applications like Webpack, CSS tools like Tailwind
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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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