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Figma

Location:
United States, San Francisco ▼
New York

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

149000.00 - 350000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. Our Creation Engine teams work on some of the core technologies that power our real time, browser-based Figma Design and FigJam products. Within Creation Engine's Rendering & Animation org, the Pixel Engine team focuses on platform level work for a mix of rendering and media support at Figma. The Pixel Engine team is looking for engineers with domain expertise in Media processing and playback.

Job Responsibility:

Work closely with teammates and partners in Engineering, Product, Design, Marketing, User Research, and Data Science to build new features and achieve roadmap goals
Supporting new client-side Media features (e.g. image processing pipelines)
Improving the performance of media use cases (such as Image and Video) within the rendering engine
End-to-end client support of new codecs/compression algorithms
Error handling and network retry logic
Interface with the rendering engine in scenarios of image and video rendering
Drive guidance, quality, and standards for rendering at Figma, and explore opportunities that keep us on the bleeding edge of new capability and advancements
Be a mentor and provide thoughtful feedback to your peers
Contribute to org-wide initiatives like new hire onboarding, interview process development, and Belonging/Equity/Inclusion efforts

Requirements:

5+ years of professional experience shipping software with a specialization on Video/Image rendering & playback
Experience with any of the following languages: C++, TypeScript, GLSL
Experience working with web-based applications, browser performance, or real-time collaborative systems
A track record of working collaboratively across teams and disciplines to deliver complex technical projects

What we offer:

equity
health, dental & vision benefits
retirement with company contribution
parental leave & reproductive or family planning support
mental health & wellness benefits
generous PTO
company recharge days
a learning & development stipend
a work from home stipend
cell phone reimbursement
annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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