Figma
Software Engineer - AI Platforms
$153K–$376K
San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States +2 · Full-time · Posted Nov 1, 2025
- Location
- San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
Canada
US - Experience
- 5+ years of Software Engineering experience; 3+ years in one or more of AI, search infrastructure, or developer platforms.
About the job
Build and maintain shared AI infrastructure and platforms that enable Figma teams to develop reliable, scalable AI features.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain performant systems supporting end-to-end AI feature development.
- Collaborate across product, research, and infrastructure teams; help shape platform strategy and engineering practices.
- Resolve complex production issues and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, especially in backend or infrastructure engineering.
- 3+ years of experience in one or more of: AI, search infrastructure, or developer platforms.
- Proficiency in TypeScript, Python, or Ruby.
- Strong system design skills and a track record of architecting resilient production systems.
Nice to have
- Prior experience building AI infrastructure at scale, including model training or serving platforms.
- Experience evolving large-scale shared developer platforms; track record leading technical strategy and complex, multi-team projects.
Pay
$153,000—$376,000 USD (annual base salary)
Tools
TypeScript, Python, Ruby
AI focus
Build AI platform capabilities, including evaluation frameworks for design generation, agentic search and context retrieval, agent infrastructure, core AI services, and platforms for previewing and publishing agent-written code.
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