Product Designer, AI Models

Product Designer, AI Models at Figma

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!

We're looking for an AI Model Designer to join our team and become the bridge connecting our AI research innovations with world-class design principles. In this unique role, you'll help us teach our models how to be better copilots for designers. You'll work across all our products to improve our AI models' design capabilities and oversee evaluation quality.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of design. As an arbiter of craft and taste, you’ll help raise the ceiling for what designers can create with AI and shape the future of design tools.

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Collaborate closely with AI researchers to improve model performance from a design perspective
• Develop and document design principles and heuristics that can be used by our AI systems
• Build thorough methods to test and enhance the quality of AI-generated outputs
• Oversee the quality of our design evaluations and give guidance to external partners
• Be the bridge between the AI research team and designers, translating technical details for designers and design concepts for AI experts

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

• Experience developing design heuristics and design principles
• Experience leading design efforts for a suite of products or working on features that span multiple product lines
• Experience using AI models for design tasks, either coding or image models
• Proven track record in managing complex projects that involve collaboration across different teams and organizational boundaries
• Experience managing contractors and multiple projects on tight timelines
• Strong design background with excellent taste and attention to detail

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

• Background in creating or evaluating AI-generated designs
• Operational mindset with ability to improve processes
• Technical understanding of AI/ML concepts and how they apply to design
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and shaping open-ended challenges into clear goals
• Strong communication skills for explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Pay Transparency and Benefits at Figma

Figma offers equity to employees, along with a competitive package of additional benefits. These include 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. This role qualifies for an annual bonus plan.

The annual base salary range for this Product Designer, AI Models role in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices is $164,000—$294,000 USD. Actual compensation will be based on qualifications, market demands, and work location. For remote roles, the pay range is localized by a factor of between 80% and 100% of the stated range.

Diversity and Inclusion at Figma

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. We celebrate and support our differences, understanding that a diverse team enriches our product and community. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace, 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 consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Figma is committed to ensuring individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com to facilitate an equal opportunity. This may include accessible interview locations, closed captioning, screen reader compatibility, or changes to interview formats.

Key skills/competency

• AI Model Design
• Design Principles
• Design Heuristics
• Model Performance
• AI-Generated Outputs
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Project Management
• Design Evaluation
• AI/ML Concepts
• User Experience Design