Manager, Software Engineering - Design Systems Management

1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Figma

Figma

Figma provides a collaborative web application for interface design that enables users to seamlessly design, prototype, and gather feedback in real time, while also offering additional offline capabilities through desktop applications for macOS and Win...

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 2012
$333M raised

Description

  • Manage and support a team of experienced engineers to drive design systems usage across Figma’s product suite.
  • Partner with product and design leadership to define the team’s strategy, priorities, mission, and roadmap.
  • Provide technical leadership by supporting team technical decisions and driving team member growth.
  • Build a collaborative engineering culture through direct mentorship, team practices, and guidance toward impactful work.
  • Help grow the team in 2026 by contributing to hiring and team development.
  • Support how users discover, access, subscribe to, and consume design system libraries and components across Figma.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of engineering management experience, including 2+ years of manager-of-manager experience.
  • 8+ years of product engineering experience.
  • Experience building high-performing and highly engaged engineering teams through hiring and people development.
  • Proven track record of building and shipping beloved, high-quality products.
  • Deep passion for design craft and usability.
  • Experience working in especially complex product spaces and simplifying them for users is a plus.
  • Open to candidates working from one of Figma’s US hubs or remotely in the United States.
  • Willingness to keep cameras on during video interviews and attend in-person onboarding if hired.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary range of $258,000 to $376,000 USD.
  • Equity package.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement plan with company contribution.
  • Parental leave plus reproductive and family planning support.
  • Mental health and wellness benefits.
  • Generous PTO plus company recharge days.
  • Learning and development stipend, work-from-home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement.

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