Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Figma is hiring a Manager, Software Engineering - External Platform to lead a team building foundational infrastructure for its AI products. The role sets technical strategy, oversees project execution, develops senior engineers, and helps deliver a reliable, extensible AI platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow, and support a team of engineers building foundational infrastructure for Figma's AI products
• Partner with customers, engineering and product leaders from across Figma to define the team's technical strategy and manage the day-to-day project execution
• Hire, coach, and develop senior and staff engineers to scale the team
• Roll up your sleeves to engage deeply with technical details and decisions as needed in order to help the team deliver on a robust AI platform with urgency
• Build an inclusive team and culture through thoughtful team-building and hiring practices

Skills

• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing, fast-moving teams
• 8+ years of total engineering experience
• Experience managing platform teams with a focus on reliability and extensibility
• A proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and growing experienced engineering leads
• Experience building and scaling engineering teams and org structure as they grow
• Ideally in the AI platform space
• Ideally reaching a staff engineering level as an individual contributor
• Experience with MCP Infrastructure and integrations
• Experience with LLM, AI gateways
• A background in adjacent infrastructure domains

Benefits

• Equity
• 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
• Paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
• Employer-provided paid flexible PTO for exempt employees, subject to manager approval, in addition to flexible paid sick leave
• Company recharge days
• Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
• Lifestyle spending accounts
• Annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
• The role can be held from Figma's NYC hub or remotely on the East Coast of the United States; in-person onboarding is required.

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