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Software Engineer (London, United Kingdom)

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London, Greater London, England
Senior level
London, Greater London, England
Senior level
As a Software Engineer at Figma, you will build and evolve Dev Mode for design/dev collaboration, develop new products in the developer tools space, mentor peers, and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality products.
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Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

At Figma we truly believe that design does not end in Figma or with your designer, it’s just one part. Design encompasses everything that goes into the product you eventually ship to your customers. Whether that is the code you write to tie it all together, your CI/CD infrastructure that gives you confidence that your products work as expected, or the documentation you write to keep everyone on the same page.

The developer tools pillar at Figma is responsible for the development lifecycle of this design process, the handoff between designers and developers, and closing the loop from production back to design. Our goal is to enable frontend engineers to move (much) faster, spending less time on mundane tasks, and most importantly enable them to deliver the highest quality products to their end users.

In 2023, we launched Dev Mode, a suite of features that gives developers everything they need to navigate design files and transform designs into code. With Dev Mode, designers and developers stay in sync, making sure vital details aren’t lost in the handoff process. The team partners with other product and engineering teams to ensure Figma continues to push the boundaries of collaboration between design and engineering. Looking to the future, e aim to go beyond design handoff, streamlining and accelerating front-end development even further.

Most of Figma’s developer surfaces are built on Typescript, React/Redux, and WebAssembly. This allows us to develop rapidly while maintaining performance & type safety. Our backend APIs are written in Ruby/Sinatra primarily and most data is stored in a relational database or file storage.

This is a full time role that can be held from our UK hub or remotely in the United Kingdom.

What you’ll do at Figma:

  • Build and evolve Dev Mode, Figma’s leading tool for dev/design collaboration
  • Take part in building new 0→1 products within the developer tools space
  • Collaborate with designers, PMs, and other engineers crafting high quality products
  • Be a mentor to, and be mentored by, exceptional peers across engineering, product & design
  • Build strong personal connections with your teammates and help shape Figma’s culture.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

  • 3+ years of experience shipping user-facing features or products as a full-stack developer
  • Demonstrated strong fluency with React & Typescript
  • Experience communicating and working across functions to proactively drive solutions
  • Attention to detail, quality, and craftsmanship
  • High velocity & a focus on user impact

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

  • Leading large scale engineering projects with high impact
  • Driving XFN projects collaborating with Product, Design, Data & Research
  • Working with C++ in a user-facing context
  • Working with Ruby / Ruby on Rails.
  • Developing for iOS and/or Android

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [email protected]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities. 

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to: 

  • Holding interviews in an accessible location
  • Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
  • Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
  • Changing the mode or format of interviews 

By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with the applicable candidate section of Figma's Privacy Policy.

Top Skills

C
C++
Objective-C
React
Typescript

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