Software Engineer, Mobile Web

Summary

Figma is a company dedicated to making design accessible to all. They are seeking a Software Engineer for the Mobile Product team to work on mobile applications and collaborate with cross-functional partners to enhance user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Work with PMs, designers, and native engineers to bring Figma’s most popular features to iPhone and Android
• Build, refine, and maintain the web user interfaces and backend endpoints that are embedded in Figma’s mobile apps
• Guide the evolution of new web-first features into powerful mobile-friendly experiences
• Participate in user research and testing to better understand our customers
• Share responsibility for testing, releasing, and maintaining our mobile apps
• Communicate and document architectural designs and requirements
• Provide thoughtful feedback to others on the team
• Participate in on-call and release shepherd duties for our native apps

Skills

• 4+ years of professional experience building fullstack web-based mobile experiences
• 2+ years of professional experience building native Android or iOS mobile applications
• A strong understanding of mobile product development practices and web product development practices
• Proactive communication skills and a desire to work in a collaborative environment with iOS, Android, and web engineers
• A pragmatic approach to software development that delivers real user value through maintainable, performant code
• A strong product sense and desire to deeply understand users
• Enthusiasm for mentoring other engineers and helping shape engineering culture
• Excitement to grow into new technology stacks
• Experience influencing development practices across an engineering organization
• Comfort with doing first draft UI designs in code that use established mobile UI/UX patterns

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 4+ years of professional experience building fullstack web-based mobile experiences
• 2+ years of professional experience building native Android or iOS mobile applications
• A strong understanding of mobile product development practices and web product development practices
• Proactive communication skills and a desire to work in a collaborative environment with iOS, Android, and web engineers
• A pragmatic approach to software development that delivers real user value through maintainable, performant code
• A strong product sense and desire to deeply understand users
• Enthusiasm for mentoring other engineers and helping shape engineering culture

Nice to Haves

• Excitement to grow into new technology stacks
• Experience influencing development practices across an engineering organization
• Comfort with doing first draft UI designs in code that use established mobile UI/UX patterns

Benefits

• Equity to employees
• Competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement benefits with company contributions
• Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
• Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave
• PTO is subject to manager approval
• Additional benefits may include company recharge days
• Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
• A number of lifestyle spending accounts
• Sales incentive compensation for most sales roles
• An annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
• All compensation and benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and may be modified by Figma at any time, consistent with applicable law