Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 3+ years

Education Not Specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Manager, Software Engineering - AI Product at Figma, leading a team on early-stage AI initiatives and collaborating with AI research and data science teams.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and grow a diverse team of engineers
partner with Product, Engineering, AI Research, and Data Science
hire, mentor, and retain top talent
drive 0→1 AI product development
promote diversity and inclusive hiring

Technical Overview

Leadership of AI-powered product development; 0→1 product delivery; AI generative capabilities; cross-functional collaboration; on-site in US hubs.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering manager with a track record building AI-powered products, leading fast-paced teams, and shipping 0→1 features in a hands-on environment.

Must-Have Skills

3+ years of experience hiringleadingand developing high-performing engineering teamsProven experience building and scaling AI-powered product capabilitiesDriven 0→1 product developmentStrong ability to build and operate fast-moving teams

Nice-to-Have Skills

Generative AIRAGthe fine-tuning process and its application to creative productsLeading large scale engineering projects with high impactDriving XFN projects collaborating with ProductDesignData & ResearchWorking with user facing LLM and agentic product features

Tools & Platforms

ReactTypeScriptRuby on RailsiOSAndroid

Required Skills

3+ years of experience hiringleadingand developing high-performing engineering teams; Proven experience building and scaling AI-powered product capabilities; 0→1 product development; React; TypeScript; AI; Generative AI; Ruby on Rails (plus); iOS/Android (optional)

Hard Skills

ReactTypeScriptFull-stack developmentAIGenerative AI0→1 product

Soft Skills

leadershiphiringmentoringteam managementcollaboration

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Build and lead an AI-focused software engineering team delivering innovative AI-powered features.

Role Subtype Executive & General Management

Tech Domains AI & Machine Learning, Software Engineering

Keywords for Your Resume

ManagerSoftware Engineering - AI ProductAI Productgenerative AI0→1 productlead a teamai researchdata scienceDevOpsfigmaunited statesleadershipengineeringhiringmentoringteam leadershipcross-functionalfull-stack development

Deal Breakers

3+ years of experience hiring and leading teams, Demonstrated AI product delivery, Willingness to work onsite in SF/NYC

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