Manager, Software Engineering - AI Product (London, United Kingdom)

London, United KingdomOn-site

Responsibilities

Manage and support a team of product engineers focused on building and expanding Figma’s developer offerings, including Dev Mode, MCP, Code Connect, and more
Recruit, mentor, and retain high performing engineers (and help with other cross functional roles). You’ll foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and taking calculated risks

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.
You’ll be working on one of the most exciting areas within Figma incorporating design thinking, the latest AI developments, and open source developer tooling.
Define strategy & roadmap for your team and execute on that roadmap with a high degree of autonomy, velocity, and craftsmanship
experience managing software engineers working on products used by external users
A proven track record of building AI-powered products (both as a manager and individual contributor) that are best in class in user experience
Demonstrated ability to tie product and engineering work to clear business impact
Strong ability to build and operate fast-moving teams that balance innovation with execution
Genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging AI technologies and their application to user-facing products While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have: •
Experience building large scale systems using React, C++, and/or Ruby •
experience in generative AI, RAG, the fine-tuning process and its application to creative products At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go.
Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

We expect all of our leaders to play a role in helping to build and drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and other programs in partnership with teams across all of Figma We'd love to hear from you if you have: 2+ years of

If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com .

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all.
If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
This team is building solutions targeting mainly frontend and full stack developers, helping them bring products from idea to production faster than ever.
You’ll also be responsible for helping define the future of our developer offering, very likely helping incubate and lead new product development.
This is a full time role that can be held from our London hub or remotely in the UK.
Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate work across product, design, engineering, and other functions
Provide hands-on technical leadership to your teams and others that collaborate with your teams to ensure a cohesive product
Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture.
Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team; including mentoring, and growing senior engineers
Experience building & maintaining open source software and/or libraries for developers Knowledge and