Manager, Software Engineering - Text and Vector

Summary

Join Figma's growing team of passionate creatives and builders, and help make design accessible to all. As a Engineering Leader in the Text and Vector team, you will partner with Product and Design to build and execute a long-term roadmap for a world-class tool set and user experience. You will work closely with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams, hire, manage, and develop a team of engineers, and establish a positive work environment. This full-time role can be based in one of Figma's US hubs or remotely in the United States. Figma offers a competitive compensation package, including equity, health benefits, retirement contributions, parental leave, and more. Grow your career in an engaged and creative engineering community at Figma.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience managing and leading a high output engineering team
• 5+ years of experience building and maintaining scalable software systems
• Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team; including a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers, and hiring top industry talent
• Demonstrated exceptional ability to work cross-functionally across Product, Design, and Marketing, as well as collaborating with other engineering teams to ship both customer and internal-facing projects
• Technical curiosity - you should be ready to learn and grow alongside your team - and a love of design and craft

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and Design to build and execute on a long-term roadmap that ensures a world-class tool set and user experience for Designers in Figma
• Work closely with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams to push the envelope for craft and quality in Figma Design
• Hire, manage, support and develop a team of engineers, including staff level engineers
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects
• Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
• Grow your career in an engaged and creative engineering community

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the front-end, including working with WebAssembly and React
• Experience working with modern web browser internals and performance

Benefits

• 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
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles