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Software Engineer, Translations Platform

at Figma

📍 San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States Onsite Posted March 19, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Figma is hiring a Software Engineer to work on core code translation infrastructure, focusing on systems that translate between design and code, impacting latency and correctness.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design translation pipelines
  • Improve performance and correctness
  • Diagnose and resolve bottlenecks
  • Support scalable UI systems
  • Collaborate on infrastructure evolution

Technical Overview

Role involves building and improving code translation pipelines, diagnosing performance issues, and supporting scalable UI systems using TypeScript, React, and JSX.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level software engineer with over 5 years of experience in web and infrastructure development, proficient in TypeScript, JavaScript, and React, with strong debugging and performance skills.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years software engineeringExperience with webplatformor infrastructure engineeringProficiency in TypeScript/JavaScriptExperience with declarative UI systems

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with ASTsCode transformationCompilation conceptsUI system development

Tools & Platforms

TypeScriptJavaScriptReactJSX

Required Skills

TypeScriptJavaScriptReactJSXASTsCode TransformationCompilationUI SystemsWeb Development

Hard Skills

TypeScriptJavaScriptReactJSXASTsCode TransformationCompilationUI SystemsWeb Development

Soft Skills

Technical problem solvingDebuggingPerformance optimizationCollaborationTechnical communication

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Develop and optimize code translation systems for design-to-code workflows
Role Subtype Software Engineer
Tech Domains TypeScript, JavaScript, React, JSX

Keywords for Your Resume

Software EngineerTypeScriptJavaScriptReactJSXASTsCode transformationCompilationUI systemsWeb developmentFrontendPlatform engineeringInfrastructureDebuggingPerformance optimizationsoftware engineertypescriptjavascriptreactjsxastcode transformationcompilationui systemsweb development

Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years experience, No experience with web or infrastructure engineering, Lack of proficiency in TypeScript or React

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