7 days ago

Software Engineer, Full Stack

Figma

On Site
Full Time
$220,000
New York, NY

Job Overview

Job TitleSoftware Engineer, Full Stack
Job TypeFull Time
CategoryCommerce
Experience5 Years
DegreeMaster
Offered Salary$220,000
LocationNew York, NY

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Job Description

Software Engineer, Full Stack 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!

As a Software Engineer, Full Stack, you’ll have the opportunity to build both the products and the platforms that empower millions of users—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—to create and collaborate in real time. Whether you’re designing core features, improving developer workflows, scaling enterprise infrastructure, or launching entirely new products, your work will directly shape the future of how teams bring ideas to life. You’ll take on complex technical challenges across the stack, building intuitive user experiences, optimizing performance in real-time collaborative systems, and designing secure, reliable, and scalable systems to support Figma’s rapid growth and global expansion.

Our engineers are highly cross-functional, partnering closely with Product, Design, Research, and Data to deliver best-in-class experiences. If you’re excited to work across the stack, push the boundaries of product development, and help scale the systems that power Figma, we’d love for you to join us.

This opportunity applies to openings at varying seniority levels across our teams, including but not limited to Figma Editor, FigJam, Figma Slides, Figma Sites, Figma Buzz, Growth & Monetization, Internal Tools, and our cross-product Foundations team. We’ll discuss more specifics about open roles during the interview process.

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:

  • Design, build, and ship high-quality features across the stack, from polished front-end experiences to scalable back-end systems
  • Contribute to both new product development and improvements to established products, balancing user experience craft with performance and architecture quality
  • Own projects end-to-end — ideation, technical design, implementation, testing, launch, and iteration
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Product, Design, Research, and Data to shape product direction and strategy
  • Operate, monitor, and continuously improve the systems you build, with a strong focus on reliability, security, and scalability
  • Mentor teammates, contribute to team culture, and share knowledge through code reviews, design critiques, and pairing

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

  • 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

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

  • Experience leading large-scale projects or launching 0→1 products
  • Familiarity with C++ and WebAssembly in user-facing applications
  • Background in areas such as growth engineering, 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
  • A passion for mentoring peers and helping shape engineering culture

Figma's Culture & Benefits

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. 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.

If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has an annual base salary range of $149,000—$350,000 USD. Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on various factors including individual qualifications, market demands, and specific work location. For remote roles, the pay range is localized by a factor of between 80% and 100% of the listed range. Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including 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. An annual bonus plan is also available for eligible non-sales roles.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. 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 will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com.

Application Process & Privacy

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. By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.

Key skills/competency

  • Full-Stack Development
  • Real-time Collaboration
  • Scalable Systems
  • Front-End Frameworks (React/TypeScript)
  • Back-End Technologies (Ruby, Python, Go, C++, PostgreSQL)
  • System Design
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Product Mindset
  • Performance Optimization

Tags:

Full Stack Engineer
design
build
ship
collaborate
own projects
user experience
scalability
real-time
product development
system architecture
React
TypeScript
Ruby
Python
Go
C++
PostgreSQL
WebAssembly
Stripe
API

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How to Get Hired at Figma

  • Research Figma's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
  • Tailor your resume: Customize your resume to highlight experience in full-stack development, real-time collaboration, and relevant technologies like React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.
  • Showcase your impact: Prepare to discuss specific projects where you designed, built, and shipped high-quality features, demonstrating end-to-end ownership and impact.
  • Prepare for technical challenges: Brush up on modern front-end frameworks, back-end technologies, system design principles, and collaborative system optimization for Figma's technical interviews.
  • Emphasize collaboration and product mindset: Be ready to share examples of effective cross-functional teamwork, translating user needs into scalable technical solutions, and fostering a positive engineering culture.

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