Figma

Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Figma

New York•On-site•5-8 Yrs•7 hours ago

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all.

Design, build, and productionize ML models for Search, Discovery, Ranking, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and generative AI features.
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines to collect high-quality training and evaluation datasets, including annotation systems and human-in-the-loop workflows.
Collaborate with AI researchers to iterate on datasets, evaluation metrics, and model architectures to improve quality and relevance.
Work with product engineers to define and deliver impactful AI features across Figma’s platform.
Partner with infrastructure engineers to develop and optimize systems for training, inference, monitoring, and deployment.
Explore new ideas at the edge of what’s technically possible and help shape the long-term AI vision at Figma.
5+ years of industry experience in software engineering, with 3+ years focused on applied machine learning or AI.
Strong experience with end-to-end ML model development, including training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.
Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ML libraries like PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Spark MLlib, or XGBoost.

Familiarity with search relevance, ranking, NLP, or RAG systems.
Knowledge of additional languages such as C++ or Go is a plus, but not required.
A product mindset with the ability to tie technical work to user outcomes and business impact.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, especially when working across functions (engineering, product, research).
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

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