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Figma

Software Engineer, AI Product (London, United Kingdom)

Figma · London, GB
full-timemid (3-8 yrs)Posted 338d ago
Software EngineeringIC2ICHybrid (3d)
StackReactTypeScriptRubyRuby on RailsiOS developmentAndroid developmentLLM integrationAgentic AI systemsFull-stack developmentMCP (Model Context Protocol)JavaScriptREST APIs

Summary

Full-stack AI Product Engineer at Figma's Code Area in London, focused on building agentic coding workflows, Dev Mode, and design-to-code experiences using React, TypeScript, and LLM-powered features.

About the role

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!

At Figma we believe design doesn’t end in a file or with your designer — it includes everything that goes into the product you ship: the production code that ties it all together, the systems and developer tools that make that code reliable, the context you provide to our AI agents, and the documentation that keeps everyone on the same page.

The Code Area at Figma is redefining how Designers, PMs and Engineers collaborate. We are responsible for agentic workflows enabling ideation and prototyping on production codebases as well as accelerating the journey from design to code. In 2023, we launched Dev Mode, a suite of features that give developers everything they need to navigate design files and transform designs into code. In 2025, we introduced Figma’s MCP, accelerating how ideas get to production. Looking to the future, we aim to further reduce the barriers between design to code and code to design allowing ideation, prototyping and productionisation to happen seamlessly where it most makes sense.

Our Code organization is expanding, and we’re hiring AI Product Engineers across multiple levels in the UK. We’re looking for people who have built generative AI products and are eager to lead AI efforts end-to-end, from early ideas to production.

Join us in shaping the future of AI at Figma!

What you’ll do at Figma:

  • Build and evolve Dev Mode, Figma’s leading tool for dev/design collaboration
  • Take part in building new 0→1 products within the agentic coding space
  • Collaborate with designers, PMs, and other engineers craft high quality products
  • Be a mentor to, and be mentored by, exceptional peers across engineering, product & design
  • Build strong personal connections with your teammates and help shape Figma’s culture.

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

  • 3+ years of experience shipping user-facing features or products as a full-stack developer
  • Demonstrated strong fluency with React & Typescript
  • Experience communicating and working across functions to proactively drive solutions
  • Attention to detail, quality, and craftsmanship
  • High velocity & a focus on user impact

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

  • Leading large scale engineering projects with high impact
  • Driving XFN projects collaborating with Product, Design, Data & Research
  • Working with user facing LLM and agentic product features 
  • Working with Ruby / Ruby on Rails.
  • Developing for iOS and/or Android

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.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [email protected]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities. 

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to: 

  • Holding interviews in an accessible location
  • Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
  • Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
  • Changing the mode or format of interviews 

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.

What you'll do

1Build and evolve Dev Mode, Figma's developer/designer collaboration toolset
2Take part in building new 0→1 products within the agentic coding space
3Collaborate with designers, PMs, and engineers to craft high-quality products
4Mentor and be mentored by peers across engineering, product, and design
5Shape Figma's culture by building strong personal connections with teammates
6Lead AI efforts end-to-end, from early ideas to production
7Contribute to agentic workflows for ideation and prototyping on production codebases

Requirements

3+ years shipping user-facing full-stack features or products end-to-end
Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript for production applications
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Engineering stakeholders
Attention to detail and quality craftsmanship in user-facing product delivery
High execution velocity with consistent focus on user impact

Nice to have

Ruby
Ruby on Rails
iOS development
Android development
LLM product features
Agentic AI systems
Large-scale engineering project leadership
Cross-functional project leadership

Role overview

Role family
Software Engineering
Level
IC2 — ai
Experience
3–8 years
Type
Individual Contributor
Remote policy
Hybrid (3 days)
Visa sponsorship
Not offered

Tech stack analysis

LANGUAGES
TypeScriptJavaScriptRuby
FRAMEWORKS
ReactRuby on Rails
TOOLS
Figma Dev ModeFigma MCP (Model Context Protocol)LLM APIs

Salary estimate

£90K – £140K
AI-estimated salary range
Confidence65%
Reasoning

Figma is a top-tier US design tech company with competitive compensation. For a mid-to-senior Software Engineer (AI/full-stack) role in London with 3+ years experience, the London tech market range for this level at a high-growth US product company typically falls between £90,000–£140,000 base. The AI product focus and Figma's brand premium push the ceiling higher. Equity (RSUs/options) would be expected on top of base but is unspecified.

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Green flags

5 items
Clear 0→1 product building opportunity in the rapidly growing agentic AI coding space — high career upside.growth

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Benefits breakdown

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Hiring insights

JD quality
7/10
Urgency
medium
Autonomy
high
Team size
medium (5-15)

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Red flags

PRO4 items
No salary range disclosed — despite being a UK posting where pay transparency is increasingly expected. Makes it difficult to self-screen.compensation

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Interview insights

PRO
Rounds
5
Duration
4 wks
Difficulty
hard
Take-home
Yes

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Career path

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Next roles
Senior Software Engineer, AI ProductStaff Software EngineerTechnical Lead, AI/Code Area

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About the company

Figma is the leading collaborative design platform used by millions of designers and product teams at companies like Google, Microsoft, Airbnb, and Uber. Its browser-based tools for UI design, prototyping, and developer handoff have redefined how teams go from idea to production, with real-time multiplayer collaboration at its core.

HQSan Francisco, CA, USA
Interview difficultyhard
Build vs Maintainboth
Cross-functionalYes