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full-timeProduct Designer, Core Experience
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
Figma is a collaborative platform designed to help teams brainstorm, prototype, and translate designs into code. As a Product Designer for the Core Experience team, you will focus on the foundational elements of the platform, such as canvas interactions, text tools, and Auto Layout. This role involves leading major design efforts within the core editor, requiring you to translate complex, ambiguous problems into intuitive and precise user experiences. You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers to define how the editor evolves, particularly as AI and code-based workflows become more integrated into the design process. The position requires a hands-on approach to prototyping, shipping, and iterating on features that impact how software is built. This role is well-suited for an experienced designer with a strong background in systems thinking and interaction design who enjoys tackling technical challenges. You should be comfortable advocating for a clear product vision, grounding your design decisions in user research and data, and mentoring peers within the design organization.
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. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! We’re looking for technically-minded product designers who are excited to shape how teams build together. At Figma, design isn’t just how something looks—it’s how it works, how it feels, and how it scales. Our designers are systems thinkers, prototypers, storytellers, and craftspeople who care deeply about quality and collaboration. In this role, you’ll turn ambiguity into clarity, push the product forward with engineers, PMs, and researchers, and help us invent new ways for people to design and build products together. The Core Experience team shapes how people create in Figma—from foundational tools like Auto Layout and Text to the interactions that make working on the canvas feel intuitive and precise. We’re looking for an experienced Product Designer to lead major efforts across the core editor and help define how it evolves as AI and code change the way people build products. You’ll bring a strong point of view, deep interaction design craft, and curiosity about complex systems. Working closely with engineering, product, research, and designers across Figma, you’ll set direction and stay hands-on, turning ambitious ideas into experiences people use every day. With an eye for simplicity and craft, curiosity for complex systems, and an appetite for technical challenges, you can help define the future of how software is made. This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States. What you’ll do at Figma: 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 Help us 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 We'd love to hear from you if you have: 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 While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have: Experience designing creative tools, editors, canvas interfaces, or other products with rich, direct manipulation interactions A design/development hybrid background, or experience building websites or apps A history of working on canvas-based interfaces or tools that support creative workflows Experience with code-based prototyping, front-end development, or workflows that connect design and implementation At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Pay Transparency Disclosure Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a 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
| Role | Product Designer, Core Experience |
|---|---|
| Company | Figma |
| Location | San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-26 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 1ApplicationSubmit your resume through the apply link.
- 2ScreeningRecruiter reviews your background against the role.
- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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