Manager, Software Engineering - Interaction Design
Figma · Remote
MeritLog read this listing from Figma's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 10, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- Remote
- Salary
- $258,000 – $376,000 per year
- Location
- San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
Hiring context
How this role compares at Figma
Figma has 158 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 12 job families, and 27 of them are in engineering. 94 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 59%.
This role's posted range of $258,000 – $376,000 per year sits above 93% of the 92 other Figma roles quoted over the same currency and period.
Figma concentrates this hiring in:
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What the role asks for
What you'd do
- Build and execute on a long-term roadmap to improve the platform, features, and runtimes supporting interactive and animated experiences in Figma products like Prototyping and Slides
- Hire, manage, support and develop a team of engineers, including staff level engineers
- Partner with product and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects
- Roll up your sleeves as needed to get involved in the technical details of solving some of the most complex technical challenges at Figma
- Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
- Grow your career in an engaged and creative engineering community
- Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. We expect all of our leaders to play a role in helping to build and drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and other programs in partnership with teams across all of Figma
- 2+ years of experience managing and leading a high output engineering team
- 5+ years of engineering experience working on complex systems with an emphasis on performance, reliability, quality, and extensibility
- Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team; including a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers
- Demonstrated ability to partner with internal product and development teams to build systems that solve their needs
- Experience building performant animation and interaction frameworks, tooling, and foundations
- Deep knowledge of runtime environments and how they operate, including game, application, or browser engines
- Experience with creative coding frameworks used for building interaction, animation, and time-based media experiences
Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.
Job description
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! The Interaction Design team is responsible for creating and maintaining the runtime APIs that support rich, high fidelity interactions and animations across our product suite. Our team’s work is critical to ensuring products like Prototyping, Slides, and Smart Animate have the platform needed to empower customers to bring their designs to life in new and exciting ways. The team is also responsible for building new interaction and animation-based features. In this role, you’ll lead the team that enables engineers at Figma to easily develop the next generation of interactive Figma features and products. This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States. What you'll do at Figma: • Build and execute on a long-term roadmap to improve the platform, features, and runtimes supporting interactive and animated experiences in Figma products like Prototyping and Slides • Hire, manage, support and develop a team of engineers, including staff level engineers • Partner with product and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects • Roll up your sleeves as needed to get involved in the technical details of solving some of the most complex technical challenges at Figma • Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization • Grow your career in an engaged and creative engineering community • Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. We expect all of our leaders to play a role in helping to build and drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and other programs in partnership with teams across all of Figma We’d love to hear from you if you have: • 2+ years of experience managing and leading a high output engineering team • 5+ years of engineering experience working on complex systems with an emphasis on performance, reliability, quality, and extensibility • Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team; including a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers • Demonstrated ability to partner with internal product and development teams to build systems that solve their needs While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have: • Experience building performant animation and interaction frameworks, tooling, and foundations • Deep knowledge of runtime environments and how they operate, including game, application, or browser engines • Experience with creative coding frameworks used for building interaction, animation, and time-based media experiences At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Pay Transparency Disclosure Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with company contributions; parental leave and reproductive or family planning support; mental health and wellness benefits; and paid time off. Figma provides paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the requirements of the Washington Minimum Wage Act and related regulations. Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave. PTO is subject to manager approval. Additional benefits may include company recharge days, cell phone and home internet reimbursements, and a number of lifestyle spending accounts. Figma also offers sales incentive compensation for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. All compensation and benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and may be modified by Figma at any time, consistent with applicable law. Annual Base Salary Range: $258,000-$376,000 USD 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 accommodations-ext@figma.com. 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.
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