Software Engineer, AI Product

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Product Management • $149,000 PA - $350,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Figma is expanding its team to make design accessible to all, leveraging its platform for brainstorming, prototyping, coding, and AI iteration. This role focuses on AI experience engineering, collaborating with an AI Research team to enhance design possibilities. We seek an experienced AI Product Engineer to lead AI efforts from inception to implementation, shaping the future of AI at Figma. This full-time position can be based in US hubs or remotely within the United States.
Must have:
  • Lead early-phase AI system development
  • Develop systems to measure AI performance
  • Direct AI future with cross-functional teams
  • Break down AI problems into engineering strategies
  • Utilize machine learning
  • Data analysis
  • Experimental design
  • Provide mentorship in data and AI best practices
  • Improve hiring process
  • Recruit AI talent
Good to have:
  • Expertise in AI indexing
  • Retrieval systems
  • Personalization
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Multi-year roadmap planning
  • Advanced degree in Machine Learning
  • Advanced degree in Artificial Intelligence
  • Advanced degree in Statistics
  • Growth mindset
  • Mentoring senior engineers
Perks:
  • Equity
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Retirement with company contribution
  • Parental leave
  • Reproductive or family planning support
  • Mental health & wellness benefits
  • Generous PTO
  • Company recharge days
  • Learning & development stipend
  • Work from home stipend
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles

Job Details

What you'll do at Figma:

  • Lead the development of early-phase AI systems to enhance user experience and develop systems to measure and improve AI performance and relevance
  • Direct the future of AI at Figma in collaboration with cross-functional teams of innovative software engineers, product managers, and data scientists
  • Break down open-ended AI problems into engineering strategies utilizing machine learning, data analysis, and experimental design
  • Provide mentorship and promote best practices in data and AI while cultivating a collaborative and inclusive team culture
  • Contribute to the growth of the team by improving the hiring process and recruiting outstanding AI talent

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

  • 5+ years of experience of Software Engineering, with 1 or more years of developing generative AI products
  • Comfort in prototyping and pathfinding new opportunities that led to successful 0→1 projects
  • Proven experience implementing the full lifecycle of an early-phase AI development, from ideating on which models to use through productionizing and maintaining them
  • Experience in developing deep product and business knowledge to connect abstract modeling and analysis tasks with business value

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

  • Demonstrated expertise in AI indexing, retrieval systems, personalization, and/or natural language processing
  • Proven track record of planning a multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder up to the long-term vision
  • A relevant advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, or a related field
  • A growth mindset and experience investing in the learning, development, belonging, and impact of your peers, ex. mentoring/aligning senior engineers across organizations

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):

$149,000 - $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.

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