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# Manager, Software Engineering - AI Product

- **Company:** Figma, Inc.
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Ruby, ReactJS, Free and Open-Source Software, Figma
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1821677/

## About the Role

* 2+ years of experience managing software engineers working on products used by external users
 * A proven track record of building AI-powered products (both as a manager and individual contributor) that are best in class in user experience
 * Demonstrated ability to tie product and engineering work to clear business impact
 * Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team; including mentoring, and growing senior engineers
 * Strong ability to build and operate fast-moving teams that balance innovation with execution
 * Genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging AI technologies and their application to user-facing products, * Experience building large scale systems using React, C++, and/or Ruby
 * Experience building & maintaining open source software and/or libraries for developers
 * Knowledge and experience in generative AI, RAG, the fine-tuning process and its application to creative products

## Description

* Manage and support a team of product engineers focused on building and expanding Figma's developer offerings, including Dev Mode, MCP, Code Connect, and more
 * Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate work across product, design, engineering, and other functions
 * Define strategy & roadmap for your team and execute on that roadmap with a high degree of autonomy, velocity, and craftsmanship
 * Provide hands-on technical leadership to your teams and others that collaborate with your teams to ensure a cohesive product experience and the right technical abstractions
 * Recruit, mentor, and retain high performing engineers (and help with other cross functional roles). You'll foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and taking calculated risks
 * 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, * 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.


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