Key skills
Engineering managementPerformance optimizationSystem reliabilitySoftware extensibilityAnimation frameworksInteraction frameworksRuntime environmentsCreative coding frameworksLeadershipMentoringFigmaPrototyping
About this role
Figma is a company dedicated to making design accessible to all, and they are seeking a Manager for their Software Engineering - Interaction Design team. This role involves leading a team to enhance the platform's interactive and animated features, managing engineers, and collaborating with product and engineering leadership to drive strategy and project priorities.
Responsibilities:
- Build and execute on a long-term roadmap to improve the platform, features, and runtimes supporting interactive and animated experiences in Figma products like Prototyping and Slides
- Hire, manage, support and develop a team of engineers, including staff level engineers
- Partner with product 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 of solving some of the most complex technical challenges at Figma
- Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
- Grow your career in an engaged and creative engineering community
- Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. We expect all of our leaders to play a role in helping to build and drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and other programs in partnership with teams across all of Figma
Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience managing and leading a high output engineering team
- 5+ years of engineering experience working on complex systems with an emphasis on performance, reliability, quality, and extensibility
- Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team; including a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers
- Demonstrated ability to partner with internal product and development teams to build systems that solve their needs
- Experience building performant animation and interaction frameworks, tooling, and foundations
- Deep knowledge of runtime environments and how they operate, including game, application, or browser engines
- Experience with creative coding frameworks used for building interaction, animation, and time-based media experiences