10 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or New York, NY, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$149k - $350k/yr
Responsibilities
- Drive fundamental and applied research in AI to build best-in-class models.
- Combine industry best practices with a first-principles approach to develop generative AI models.
- Collaborate with product and infrastructure engineers to enhance Figma's products with AI features.
- Transform user feedback into requirements for AI systems in collaboration with product managers.
- Build evaluation systems to measure and improve the quality of AI features.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in building generative AI features through prompt engineering and fine-tuning models.
- Experience with deep learning and generative AI frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, and HuggingFace.
- Experience training LLMs with Reinforcement Learning techniques.
- 4+ years in Generative AI and 6+ years in machine learning, natural language processing, or computer vision.
- Strong software engineering skills with 5+ years in programming languages such as Python, C++, Java, or R.
- Ability to communicate and work across functions to drive solutions.
Benefits
- Equity options for employees.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Retirement plan with company contributions.
- Generous parental leave and family planning support.
- Mental health and wellness benefits.
- Generous paid time off and company recharge days.
- Learning and development stipend.
- Work from home stipend and cell phone reimbursement.
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.