Web Developer

Summary

Join Figma's growing team and become a Web Developer, playing a vital role in building and maintaining our web platform. You will collaborate with a multi-functional team to develop and maintain Figma's marketing site, designsystems.com, and event sites, utilizing modern web technologies like React, NextJS, Gatsby, and more. Responsibilities include contributing to website development and optimization, collaborating with various teams, developing user interfaces, leading projects, participating in code reviews, mentoring team members, and troubleshooting issues. The ideal candidate possesses 3+ years of development experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, along with 2+ years of experience in React/Typescript and headless CMS. Figma offers a competitive compensation package including health, dental, vision, retirement benefits, parental leave, and more.

Requirements

• 3+ years of development experience using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• 2+ years of development experience in React/Typescript, frameworks (NextJS, Gatsby), and headless content management systems (Sanity, Contentful)
• Proficiency in building accessible, responsive, and visually appealing UIs, with a solid understanding of UI/UX principles, experience collaborating closely with designers, and a solid focus on QA and testing
• Ability to work in a multi-functional team environment using Agile development methodologies
• Experience working on SEO-driven projects, localization, performance optimization & experimentation

Responsibilities

• Be a core contributor to the development, optimization, and infrastructure of the Figma marketing website
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Growth, Brand, and SEO teams to ensure reliable, performant, accessible, and secure sites
• Develop and maintain high-quality user interfaces, ensuring accessibility standards are met and conducting visual QA to deliver polished, user-friendly experiences
• Lead projects end-to-end — help maintain timelines, stakeholder expectations, ticket triaging, and regularly presenting with teammates and leadership
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to other engineers on the team
• Mentor team members, support new hires during onboarding, and provide technical guidance to technical and non-technical collaborators
• Troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise, and actively identify and propose projects to address and mitigate tech debt
• Make recommendations for the latest web technologies and improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid understanding of conversion rate optimization standard methodologies, using A/B testing to achieve results
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD strategy and deployment processes
• Demonstrable experience with backend technologies (NodeJS, Express), and database operation/management

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
• Equity