Figma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all. They are seeking a Manager for their Creation Engine teams to lead the development of testing and observability frameworks that support client developers, while fostering a collaborative engineering culture.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and support a team of experienced engineers to deliver best-in-class testing and observability frameworks for Figma client developers
- Partner with product, data science, and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities and mission for teams and projects
- Roll up your sleeves as needed to get involved in the technical details and operational strategy
- Engage on broader company programs to up-level the team’s work on performance & quality
- Build and support a culture of doing great work together for our engineering team by investing in team culture, mentorship, and meaningful work
- Grow your career in a collaborative and creative engineering community
Requirements:
- 4+ years of engineering management experience leading high-output, high-performing teams, with 4+ years as a hands-on engineer
- Proven leadership in building, mentoring, and motivating senior engineers while maintaining a high technical bar and recruiting top talent
- Deeply passionate about the testing, observability, and tooling space, with proven hands-on or leadership experience driving impact in these areas
- Demonstrated success delivering scalable, high-quality work and driving cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Empathetic leader with strong organizational and execution skills, enabling platform teams that support and accelerate many others
- Deep technical knowledge in the relevant domains, with existing understanding of best practices for testing and observability
- Experience managing other managers and growing teams
- Experience advocating for and successfully adopting a performance-mindset culture across an entire company