Senior Product Designer - Core Editor & AI

Figma; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 169,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health, dental, and vision

Retirement benefits

Parental leave

Mental health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Sick leave and holidays

Job summary

Figma is seeking an experienced Product Designer to lead major efforts across the core editor and shape its evolution as AI and code change how people build products together. You will bring a strong point of view, deep interaction design craft, and curiosity about complex systems.

Working with engineers, PMs, researchers, and designers across Figma, you’ll set direction while staying hands-on. With an eye for simplicity and craft, you’ll help define the future of how software is made,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product design, including leading complex software projects from early exploration through launch and iteration.
• A portfolio of shipped work demonstrating interaction design and visual craft, including examples of making sophisticated workflows easier to understand and use.
• The ability to guide decision-making with structured thinking, clearly articulated rationale, and user-centered research.
• A knack for figuring out ambiguous problems in complex systems, and shaping them into simple solutions with clear goals.
• Experience researching, prototyping, or building products with AI and other emerging tools to uncover new patterns for creativity and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of core editor experiences, including foundational concepts like Auto Layout, Text, and canvas interactions, from identifying opportunities through prototyping, shipping, and iteration.
• Define and champion a clear vision for how the editor should evolve, translating that vision into concrete proposals, design principles, and priorities with product and engineering partners.
• Explore how direct manipulation, AI, and code can work together, prototyping ways for people to move between generating, editing, and refining their work while retaining creative control.
• Ground decisions in user research, product data, and close observation of how people create, using that evidence to test assumptions and refine your point of view.
• Contribute to our design org's culture by participating in design critiques, mentoring peers, and sharing best practices across teams.

Skills

Product design

Systems thinking

Prototyping

User research

Job description

Figma is seeking an experienced Product Designer to lead major efforts across the core editor and shape its evolution as AI and code change how people build products together. You will bring a strong point of view, deep interaction design craft, and curiosity about complex systems.

Working with engineers, PMs, researchers, and designers across Figma, you’ll set direction while staying hands-on. With an eye for simplicity and craft, you’ll help define the future of how software is made,