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San Francisco, California, United States

Software Engineer, AI Platforms

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.

Company
Figma
Compensation
Not listed
Schedule
Full-Time
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Software Engineer, AI Platforms at Figma in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 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.

Responsibilities

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  • Support end-to-end AI feature development by designing, building, and maintaining systems that are scalable, reliable, and performant.
  • Collaborate with product, research, and infrastructure engineers working across AI.
  • Help shape our platform strategy, roadmaps, and engineering best practices throughout the organization.
  • Debug and resolve complex production issues that span services and layers of the stack.
  • Mentor engineers and foster a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and technical excellence.
  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, especially in backend or infrastructure engineering.
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