Product Manager, Creation Engine
Product Manager, Creation Engine
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$ 164000 - 294000
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Job Description
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figmas platform helps teams bring ideas to lifewhether youre 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 youre excited to shape the future of design and collaboration join us!
Figma Product Managers are highly collaborative self-starters who push their teams to build amazing experiences for all our users. We have a diverse range of experiences and expertise and love learning from each other. Across all product areas successful Figma PMs thrive on solving hard problems considering every detail and achieving ambitious goals. If this sounds like you come join us!
We are looking for a Product Manager to join our Creation Engine pillar the foundational teams that power Figmas canvas rendering performance and extensions across all products. This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge web technology creative tools and AI innovation building the systems that make Figma feel magical while handling immense technical complexity behind the scenes.
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What youll do at Figma:
- Define and drive the product vision strategy and roadmap for foundational rendering animation and developer experience systems in alignment with company goals and user needs
- Lead the development of advanced interactive capabilities within Figmas design ecosystem ensuring compatibility across various environments
- Drive initiatives to evaluate and integrate LLMs focusing on establishing effective communication systems and performance measurement frameworks for AI-powered design tools
- Oversee version control systems tracking how user changes are stored restored reviewed and compared over time
- Optimize core performance of Figma in browser and desktop environments addressing load times memory consumption and offline capabilities
- Collaborate deeply with Design Engineering and Product Leadership on both strategy and execution of foundational systems
- Develop internal developer experiences and abstractions that enable product teams to build quickly without navigating complex foundational code
- Prioritize technical investments based on user impact business objectives and engineering constraints
Wed love to hear from you if you have:
- 6 years of experience as a full-time Product Manager
- Experience working with core platform teams particularly in developer experience and/or media/graphics domains
- Understanding of game engine concepts rendering systems or animation frameworks
- Experience enabling non-technical teams on technical priorities
- Strong stakeholder alignment skills and the ability to translate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Experience shipping high-quality software that drove efficiency for users and business results for your company
- Demonstrated grit and persistence in solving complex technical challenges
While its not required its an added plus if you also have:
- Experience with graphics programming WebGL or browser rendering technologies
- Background in building developer platforms or APIs
- Experience with version control systems or supporting offline use cases
- Knowledge of LLM integration with visual design tools
- Experience at companies with similar technical challenges
- Experience building in multi-product environments
Pay Transparency Disclosure
If based in Figmas San Francisco or New York hub offices this role has the annual base salary range stated below.
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. The listed range is a guideline and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
Figma offers equity to employees as well a competitive package of additional benefits including health dental & vision retirement with company contribution parental leave & reproductive or family planning support mental health & wellness benefits generous PTO company recharge days a learning & development stipend a work from home stipend and cell phone reimbursement. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figmas compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):
$164000 - $294000 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 . 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 Figmas Candidate Privacy Notice.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
