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FigmaFigmaSan Francisco, CA

Manager, Software Engineering

Lead the engineering team for Payload, Figma’s open-source CMS and application framework. Drive technical strategy, community engagement, and team growth while partnering across product and design.

258k – 376k/yr
Remote3+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

What you’ll do at Figma

  • Lead the engineering team behind all of Payload
  • Develop and execute on a strategy to leverage Payload to accelerate Figma’s suite of offerings
  • Engage directly with open-source community members, contributors, and enterprise customers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and help translate insights into product and engineering priorities
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership to your teams and others that collaborate with your teams to ensure a cohesive product experience and the right technical abstractions
  • Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers through hiring, mentorship, performance management, and career development, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence
  • Partner closely with the product and technical leaders of Payload to align team priorities, support roadmap execution, and ensure engineering investments are focused on the highest-impact opportunities

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience leading and developing software engineering teams within a technical product company
  • Strong technical background building modern web applications and platforms using technologies such as Node.js, TypeScript, React, Next.js, or similar frameworks
  • Experience building or leading teams responsible for developer platforms, application frameworks, or other highly extensible software systems
  • Excellent product and technical judgment, with experience shaping developer-facing APIs and collaborating closely with design teams to deliver intuitive user experiences

Nice-to-haves

  • Hands-on knowledge of CMS systems, particularly Payload and its ecosystem
  • A track record of contributing to, maintaining, or leading teams behind open-source projects, with a strong grasp of community-driven product development
  • A background in supporting enterprise customers and balancing the needs of large organizations with broader community priorities
  • Comfort working with AI-assisted development workflows, agentic coding tools, or developer productivity platforms

Skills

Node.jsTypeScriptReactNext.jsAPI DesignDeveloper PlatformsOpen SourceCmsTeam LeadershipMentorship
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