Growth Platform Engineering Manager (Remote)

Figma; United States; Remote; USD 258,000 - 376,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health/dental/vision benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Figma is seeking the first engineering manager for Growth Platform to shape its vision, starting with the Communications capability. You will build and lead the Growth Platform team, define culture, and set engineering standards while scaling as scope grows.

You will drive product capabilities—personalized messaging, self-service publishing, and cross-system integrations—so teams can run growth experiments with fewer bottlenecks, leveraging AI for quality checks and governance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in engineering management
• 7+ years of software engineering experience at the application/product tier
• Experience delivering large-scale platform initiatives and cross-functional impact

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Growth Platform team; hire initial engineers and set culture and standards
• Develop product capabilities that enable more experiments and easier cross-team publishing
• Leverage AI to improve quality, branding, and governance at scale
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership and make build-vs-buy decisions
• Partner with Marketing, Growth, and Product to align messaging and platform needs
• Shape the platform roadmap based on adoption, impact, and learnings

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Architectural decisions

AI integration

Growth platform experience

Strategic thinking

Job description

Figma is seeking the first engineering manager for Growth Platform to shape its vision, starting with the Communications capability. You will build and lead the Growth Platform team, define culture, and set engineering standards while scaling as scope grows.

You will drive product capabilities—personalized messaging, self-service publishing, and cross-system integrations—so teams can run growth experiments with fewer bottlenecks, leveraging AI for quality checks and governance.