Manager, Software Engineering - Interaction Design
Leads engineering team building runtime APIs and platforms for interactive animations in Figma products like Prototyping and Slides. Requires 2+ years managing teams and 5+ years in complex systems.
About the job
What you'll do
- Build and execute long-term roadmap for platform, features, and runtimes supporting interactive experiences in Prototyping and Slides
- Hire, manage, support, and develop a team of engineers, including staff level
- Partner with product and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission
- Dive into technical details to solve complex challenges
- Establish trust and positive work environment across teams
- Grow career in creative engineering community
We'd love to hear from you if you have
- 2+ years managing and leading high output engineering teams
- 5+ years engineering experience on complex systems (performance, reliability, quality, extensibility)
- Demonstrated leadership in building high-performing teams, motivating/mentoring senior engineers
- Ability to partner with product/development teams to build needed systems
Nice-to-haves
- Experience building performant animation/interaction frameworks and tooling
- Deep knowledge of runtime environments (game, application, browser engines)
- Experience with creative coding frameworks for interaction/animation
Compensation
Annual base salary: $250,000 - $350,000 USD (SF/NY hubs; remote localized 80-100%). Plus equity, health benefits, PTO, bonuses.
Skills
JavaScript, Animation Frameworks, Runtime Apis, Prototyping Tools, Performance Optimization, Browser Engines, Creative Coding, TypeScript, Web Animations, Engineering Leadership
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