
Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Software Engineer, Machine Learning
Figma
Figma is seeking a Machine Learning / AI Engineer to join their AI team, focusing on applied machine learning, infrastructure, and product innovation. The role involves building intelligent systems, scalable data pipelines, and enhancing AI-powered tools to improve user productivity and product experiences. This full-time position can be remote or based in one of Figma's US hubs.
Qualification
- 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering, with 3+ years focused on applied machine learning or AI.
- Strong experience with end-to-end ML model development, including training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.
- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ML libraries like PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Spark MLlib.
Responsibility
- Design, build, and productionize ML models for Search, Discovery, Ranking, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and generative AI features.
- Build and maintain scalable data pipelines to collect high-quality training and evaluation datasets, including annotation systems and human-in-the-loop workflows.
- Collaborate with AI researchers to iterate on datasets, evaluation metrics, and model architectures to improve quality and relevance.
- Work with product engineers to define and deliver impactful AI features across Figma’s platform.
- Partner with infrastructure engineers to develop and optimize systems for training, inference, monitoring, and deployment.
- Explore new ideas at the edge of what’s technically possible and help shape the long-term AI vision at Figma.



