Figma

Software Engineer, C++

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1 year ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or New York, NY, USAMid Level
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$149k - $350k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build core features and frontend infrastructure for a real-time multiplayer system with a complex in-memory SceneGraph data model.
  • Optimize browser performance and memory usage using C++/WebAssembly and TypeScript.
  • Extend the C++ engine and multiplayer protocols for scalable design systems, branching and merging flows, and advanced collaboration modes.
  • Design and build APIs and tooling for product teams using the platform.
  • Contribute to accessibility strategy and implementation.
  • Collaborate with product, design, and engineering partners to plan and execute high-impact projects.
  • Write maintainable code and documentation and contribute to architectural decisions.
  • Mentor and support engineers through pairing, code review, and feedback.
  • Help drive recruitment and shape the engineering culture.

Requirements

  • At least four years of professional software engineering experience shipping user-facing features or products.
  • Strong programming skills in one or more of TypeScript, C++, React, Go, Rust, or Python.
  • Experience with web-based applications, browser performance, or real-time collaborative systems.
  • Track record of collaborating across teams and disciplines to deliver complex technical projects.
  • Preferred experience includes two or more years in a technical lead role, especially across multiple teams.
  • Preferred qualifications include experience with game engines, rendering systems, performance-critical applications, developer platforms, API design, WebAssembly, browser internals, or C++ in a frontend context.

Benefits

  • Full-time role based at a US hub or remotely within the United States.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement contribution; parental leave and reproductive or family planning support.
  • Mental health and wellness benefits, generous paid time off, company recharge days, learning and development stipend, work-from-home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement.
  • Equity and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles.
  • In-person onboarding is required if hired.
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