About the role
At Figma, we are expanding our team of dedicated creatives and innovators committed to making design accessible to everyone. Our platform enables teams to transform ideas into reality—whether it's brainstorming, prototyping, coding designs, or leveraging AI for iterative improvements. From concept to product, Figma empowers teams to enhance workflows, accelerate processes, and collaborate in real-time from anywhere around the globe. If you are passionate about shaping the future of design and collaboration, we invite you to join our mission!
The Search & Recommendations team is at the forefront of building the search platforms and infrastructure utilized across Figma. Our team is tasked with equipping Figma AI agents with the most pertinent context from the entire Figma ecosystem—from design system assets to code—ensuring tasks are completed with exceptional quality and minimal latency. We also manage essential features that every designer relies on, including visual, asset, and file search. Our interdisciplinary team works across the stack, from optimizing reranking models to overseeing our feature store platform and ensuring our search infrastructure remains robust as we scale.
We are seeking an experienced engineering leader who can nurture and enhance our team, define and implement our technical strategy, and collaborate with various engineering teams to develop groundbreaking AI features.
This is a full-time position that can be based in one of our US hubs or operated remotely within the United States.

