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Software Engineer - Full Stack

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
55 days
Figma's roles stay open a median of 55 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Figma's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Figma
high
129 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
2026-09-27

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

As a Full Stack Engineer at Figma, you'll design, build, and ship high-quality features across both front-end and back-end systems, contributing to new product development and improving existing products. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product direction, own projects from ideation to launch, and continuously improve the systems you build with a focus on reliability and scalability. This role offers the chance to tackle complex technical challenges and mentor teammates in a dynamic environment.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
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

  • Proven experience in shipping and maintaining full-stack applications in production
  • Strong proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React/TypeScript) and back-end technologies (e.g., Ruby, Python, Go, C++, PostgreSQL)
  • A product mindset, with the ability to translate user needs into scalable technical solutions
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working effectively across cross-functional teams
  • Passion for engineering craft and building polished, maintainable, and scalable systems
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) to write, debug, and optimize code

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with C++ and WebAssembly in user-facing applications
  • Background in areas such as growth engineering, frontend platform work (build systems, web performance, shared UI/component infrastructure), developer tooling, billing and payments infrastructure, or extensibility platforms (plugins, APIs, widgets)
  • Exposure to technologies like Stripe, Salesforce, Snowflake, SCIM, SAML, or experimentation and observability tooling
  • Experience leading large-scale projects or launching 0→1 products, with a passion for mentoring peers and shaping engineering culture

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

Worth weighing

  • No specific technologies mentioned for the stack beyond the general categories
  • Role applies to varying seniority levels, which may affect responsibilities and expectations
  • Candidates are required to keep cameras on during video interviews and attend in-person onboarding
  • Annual base salary range is broad, which may indicate variability based on negotiation or experience

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

Listed by Figma on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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