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Manager, Software Engineering - DevEx AI Tools

Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
66 days
Figma's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Figma's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Figma
high
146 stale, 4 reposted of 158 open
Hiring momentum
217 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Figma's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Figma.

About this role

In this role, you will lead a team focused on enhancing Figma's AI developer workflows and cloud agent platform. Your responsibilities include setting the technical strategy, driving team culture, ensuring system reliability, and collaborating with various teams to optimize AI-assisted workflows. You will also be involved in hiring and mentoring engineers, as well as evaluating emerging AI tools and frameworks.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Figma as an employer.

What you need

  • 3+ years of experience managing infrastructure, platform, or developer experience engineering teams
  • Strong software engineering background with deep understanding of distributed systems and platform architecture
  • Demonstrated fluency with AI/ML systems and LLM-based workflows
  • Experience hiring, onboarding, and growing engineering teams in fast-paced environments
  • Ability to set technical direction and make sound architectural decisions

Nice to have

  • Direct experience building AI developer tooling or AI-assisted engineering workflows
  • Familiarity with agent frameworks such as Cursor or Claude Code
  • Experience with workflow orchestration platforms like Temporal or n8n
  • Background in developer experience platforms including CI/CD systems
  • Experience building evaluation and quality frameworks for AI-generated outputs

What you get

  • Equity to employees
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits with company contributions
  • Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
  • Mental health and wellness benefits
  • Paid time off including paid sick leave and holidays

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary figure stated beyond the range of $258,000 to $376,000
  • Role involves significant management responsibilities which may not suit all candidates
  • Candidates must keep cameras on during video interviews, which may be uncomfortable for some

Summarised from Figma's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Figma on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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