Manager, Software Engineering - AI Product (London, United Kingdom)

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, equal opportunity workplaceAt 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 - 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. [email protected] Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:

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Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing

Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers

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

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 productsAt 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.