About the company
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.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with AI researchers to improve model performance from a design perspective
- Develop and document design principles and heuristics that can be used by our AI systems
- Build thorough methods to test and enhance the quality of AI-generated outputs
- Oversee the quality of our design evaluations and give guidance to external partners
- Be the bridge between the AI research team and designers, translating technical details for designers and design concepts for AI experts
Requirements
- Experience developing design heuristics and design principles
- Experience leading design efforts for a suite of products or working on features that span multiple product lines
- Experience using AI models for design tasks, either coding or image models
- Proven track record in managing complex projects that involve collaboration across different teams and organizational boundaries
- Experience managing contractors and multiple projects on tight timelines
- Strong design background with excellent taste and attention to detail
Conditions
- Full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States
- Equity, health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, learning & development stipend, work from home stipend, cell phone reimbursement