Joblaze summary

In this role, the manager of software engineering for the UX Platform at Figma oversees a team of engineers focused on enhancing the user experience across the company's multi-product ecosystem. Key skills include frontend or fullstack engineering expertise, along with strong leadership capabilities to foster a high-performing team culture. This position is well-suited for someone with significant engineering management experience who can navigate complex product challenges. The team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, interconnected features that improve workflows for users.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 29, 2026. Last confirmed on Figma's careers page October 29, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,000).
Starts above 84% of 312 comparable lead management roles in United States we track (median $191,450 across 95 companies).
Fullstack appears in 0.3% of 608 comparable lead management roles in United States; Frontend appears in 0.3% of 608 comparable lead management roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Manager, Software Engineering - UX Platform role remote?: It's hybrid — Figma expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA, United States.
What's the salary range?: Figma lists $258,000–$376,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 6 years of relevant experience for this Manager, Software Engineering - UX Platform role.
Where is the role based?: Figma is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Frontend, Fullstack.
What seniority level is this role?: Figma targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Manager, Software Engineering - UX Platform role at Figma.

From the original posting

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!

The UX Platform team aims to improve workflows in the Figma Ecosystem, with a focus on the user experience at the boundary of different features and products. Our goal is to make distinct features within the design editor feel more connected so that both new and experienced users can move as quickly as possible through their creative process. The team tackles complex core product and platform challenges with real revenue implications, shaping Figma’s product experiences across teams and impacting how millions of people design and build together every day. We build thoughtful, extensible UI patterns that help our product suite feel more familiar and intuitive. Given the reach of the features and experiences we build, we have an exceptionally high bar for product quality and craftsmanship. Most recently, the team has been focused on improving Agent-driven workflows in the design editor.

What you’ll do at Figma:

Manage and support a team of experienced engineers to build new features that better connect Figma’s multi-product ecosystem
Champion a strong engineering culture rooted in inclusivity, velocity, and technical excellence
Partner with product, design and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects
Work closely with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams to 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

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

2+ years of engineering management experience and leading a high output engineering team
6+ years of frontend or fullstack engineering experience
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
Experience building product roadmaps with product, design, and data-science partners
Proven success balancing technical quality work alongside feature development
Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in cross-functional settings

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

Success working in highly complex and ambiguous product spaces
Experience shipping cross-product features and tools at high velocity
Strong collaboration experience across engineering teams and organizations

Pay Transparency Disclosure

Annual Base Salary Range:

$258,000—$376,000 USD

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Manager, Software Engineering - UX Platform

What you’ll do at Figma:

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

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