Remote Manager, Software Engineering - Developer Tools

Requirements

Must have:

- We have 2+ years of experience managing software engineers working on products used by external users.

• We have a proven track record of building products, both as a manager and individual contributor, with best-in-class user experience.
• We have a relentless focus on business impact through product and engineering excellence.
• We have demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team, including mentoring and growing senior engineers.
• It is a plus if we have experience building large-scale systems using React, C++, and/or Ruby.
• It is a plus if we have experience building and maintaining open source software and/or libraries for developers.

Responsibilities:

- We manage and support a team of product engineers focused on building and expanding our developer offerings, including Dev Mode, MCP, Code Connect, and more.

• We partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate work across product, design, engineering, and other functions.
• We define strategy and roadmap for our team and execute on that roadmap with high autonomy, velocity, and craftsmanship.
• We provide hands-on technical leadership to our teams and collaborators to ensure a cohesive product experience and the right technical abstractions.
• We recruit, mentor, and retain high-performing engineers and help with other cross-functional roles.
• We foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and calculated risk-taking.
• We help build and drive our inclusive and diverse culture through hiring, community events, and other programs across Figma.

Company:

We are Figma, a growing team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Our platform helps teams bring ideas to life, from brainstorming and prototyping to translating designs into code and iterating with AI, enabling faster workflows and real-time collaboration from anywhere in the world. This full-time Engineering Manager role is part of our Developer Tools team, which is building products for frontend and full-stack developers and is spearheading one of our most exciting initiatives from our London hub. The role can be based in our London office or remotely in the UK. We value learning, inclusion, and diversity, and we support reasonable accommodations during the hiring process.