Figma
Manager, Software Engineering - External Platform
$258K–$376K
New York, NY • United States +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY • United States
Canada
US - Experience
- 3+ years of engineering management experience and 8+ years of total engineering experience; the posting says ideally reaching staff engineering level as an individual contributor.
About the job
Leads the External Platform engineering team building and operating reliable, extensible infrastructure, APIs, and frameworks that support Figma’s AI products and customer integrations.
What you'll do
- Lead, coach, hire, and develop engineers, including senior and staff-level talent.
- Set technical strategy with customers and internal leaders, and manage project execution.
- Engage in technical decisions and help deliver a robust AI platform.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams.
- 8+ years of total engineering experience.
- Experience managing platform teams focused on reliability and extensibility.
- Experience motivating and developing engineering leads, and scaling engineering teams and organizational structure.
Nice to have
- Experience with MCP Infrastructure and integrations.
- Experience with LLM, AI gateways, or adjacent infrastructure domains.
Pay
$258,000–$376,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
MCP, Rest API, Gateway, LLM
AI focus
Lead engineers building foundational infrastructure for Figma’s AI products and deliver a robust AI platform; the role may involve MCP infrastructure, LLM, and AI gateways.
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