UX Writer, Developer Tools (London, United Kingdom)

Figma; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

London, England

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

We’re looking for a lead UX writer/content designer for Dev Tools—the team making it possible to build the ideas designed in Figma. In this role, you’ll focus on the developer experience inside and outside of Figma products, and you’ll explore how we can continue to close the gaps between design and production.

Dev Mode—our first major developer product—is still in its infancy, and it’s just the beginning of Figma’s ambitions in this space. If you have an eye for simplicity and craft, curiosity for how product teams work together, and an appreciation for twisty technical challenges, you can help us define the future of design-developer collaboration.

This is a full-time role that can be held in our London hub or remotely in the UK.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Contribute to overall product strategy around Figma’s developer experience.
• Help deliver and refine clear storytelling around product needs and opportunities.
• Work cross-functionally with product management, engineering, design, writing, and research peers.
• Create, collaborate, and iterate on the user experience—content, flows, and prototypes.
• Partner with design to ship high-quality product experiences and improvements.
• Oversee language across a broad product suite, building taxonomies, glossaries, and other artifacts in support.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• 5+ years of experience crafting UX, whether in content, design, or engineering.
• A proven understanding of the English written language and its role in crafting high-quality UX.
• A strong understanding and familiarity with common coding concepts and languages.
• An eye/ear for cohesive, intuitive storytelling, and for high-quality, well-crafted design.
• Experience working independently to explore information architecture, mental models, and content.
• Demonstrated ability to craft simple language solutions to highly complex user problems.

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

• Experience as a software engineer, design engineer, or other developer role.
• Experience as a UX designer, creative technologist, or other design-centric role.
• A generative spirit, and excitement about coming up with novel, simple solutions and language.
• A track record of leading 0-to-1 initiatives.

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 anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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 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 [e-mail]. 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.

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