over 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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About Figma
Figma builds a browser-based platform for interface design, prototyping, whiteboarding, and developer handoff used by product, design, and engineering teams. Its main products—Figma Design and FigJam—are sold as SaaS with tiered subscriptions for individuals, teams, and enterprises, plus an ecosystem of plugins and integrations. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is privately held and enables real-time collaboration on the web and desktop apps.