Key skills
Software EngineeringGenerative AI productsMachine LearningData AnalysisNatural Language ProcessingAIArtificial IntelligenceGenerative AIMentoringFigmaPrototypingCollaboration
About this role
Figma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all, and they are seeking an accomplished AI Product Engineer to lead their AI efforts. The role involves developing AI systems to enhance user experience and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation in AI products.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of early-phase AI systems to enhance user experience and develop systems to measure and improve AI performance and relevance
- Direct the future of AI at Figma in collaboration with cross-functional teams of innovative software engineers, product managers, and data scientists
- Break down open-ended AI problems into engineering strategies utilizing machine learning, data analysis, and experimental design
- Provide mentorship and promote best practices in data and AI while cultivating a collaborative and inclusive team culture
- Contribute to the growth of the team by improving the hiring process and recruiting outstanding AI talent
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience of Software Engineering, with 1 or more years of developing generative AI products
- Comfort in prototyping and pathfinding new opportunities that led to successful 0→1 projects
- Proven experience implementing the full lifecycle of an early-phase AI development, from ideating on which models to use through productionizing and maintaining them
- Experience in developing deep product and business knowledge to connect abstract modeling and analysis tasks with business value
- Demonstrated expertise in AI indexing, retrieval systems, personalization, and/or natural language processing
- Proven track record of planning a multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder up to the long-term vision
- A relevant advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, or a related field
- A growth mindset and experience investing in the learning, development, belonging, and impact of your peers, ex. mentoring/aligning senior engineers across organizations