ML Engineer for AI-Driven Design & Collaboration

Figma; United States; Remote; USD 153,000 - 376,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Flexible PTO

Bonus plan

Job summary

Figma is seeking a versatile ML/AI Engineer to join our AI team, working at the intersection of applied machine learning, infrastructure, and product innovation.

You’ll design production ML models, build scalable data pipelines, and collaborate across squads to deliver AI features that enhance search, discovery, and user productivity. This is a remote-friendly, full-time role based in the United States.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience designing and building scalable data and annotation pipelines, as well as evaluation systems for AI model quality.
• Experience mentoring or leading others and contributing to a culture of technical excellence and innovation.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 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.

Skills

ML Engineering

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

MLOps

Tools

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

Spark MLlib

XGBoost

Job description

Figma is seeking a versatile ML/AI Engineer to join our AI team, working at the intersection of applied machine learning, infrastructure, and product innovation.

You’ll design production ML models, build scalable data pipelines, and collaborate across squads to deliver AI features that enhance search, discovery, and user productivity. This is a remote-friendly, full-time role based in the United States.