Software Engineer, Full Stack at Figma in Remote

Summary: Figma is a company dedicated to making design accessible to all, and they are seeking a Full Stack Engineer to join their growing team. In this role, you will design, build, and ship high-quality features across the stack while collaborating with cross-functional partners to shape product direction and strategy. Responsibilities: - Design, build, and ship high-quality features across the stack, from polished front-end experiences to scalable back-end systems - Contribute to both new product development and improvements to established products, balancing user experience craft with performance and architecture quality - Own projects end-to-end — ideation, technical design, implementation, testing, launch, and iteration - Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Product, Design, Research, and Data to shape product direction and strategy - Operate, monitor, and continuously improve the systems you build, with a strong focus on reliability, security, and scalability - Mentor teammates, contribute to team culture, and share knowledge through code reviews, design critiques, and pairing Required Qualifications: - Proven experience in shipping and maintaining full-stack applications in production - Strong proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React/TypeScript) and back-end technologies (e.g., Ruby, Python, Go, C++, PostgreSQL) - A product mindset, with the ability to translate user needs into scalable technical solutions - Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working effectively across cross-functional teams - Passion for engineering craft and building polished, maintainable, and scalable systems Preferred Qualifications: - Experience leading large-scale projects or launching 0→1 products - Familiarity with C++ and WebAssembly in user-facing applications - Background in areas such as growth engineering, developer tooling, billing and payments infrastructure, or extensibility platforms (plugins, APIs, widgets) - Exposure to technologies like Stripe, Salesforce, Snowflake, SCIM, SAML, or experimentation and observability tooling - A passion for mentoring peers and helping shape engineering culture Required Skills: Full-stack application development, React/TypeScript, Ruby, Python, Go, C++, PostgreSQL Important Skills: Product mindset Nice-to-Have Skills: Collaboration skills Benefits: Health, dental & vision, Retirement with company contribution, Parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, Mental health & wellness benefits, Generous PTO, Company recharge days, A learning & development stipend, A work from home stipend, Cell phone reimbursement, Sales incentive pay for most sales roles, An annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles