Software Engineer, Mobile Web

Figma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all, and they are seeking a Software Engineer for their Mobile Product team. The role involves working collaboratively to build and enhance mobile applications while ensuring a high-quality user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Work with PMs, designers, and native engineers to bring Figma’s most popular features to iPhone and Android
• Build, refine, and maintain the web user interfaces and backend endpoints that are embedded in Figma’s mobile apps
• Guide the evolution of new web-first features into powerful mobile-friendly experiences
• Participate in user research and testing to better understand our customers
• Share responsibility for testing, releasing, and maintaining our mobile apps
• Communicate and document architectural designs and requirements
• Provide thoughtful feedback to others on the team
• Participate in on-call and release shepherd duties for our native apps

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional experience building fullstack web-based mobile experiences
• 2+ years of professional experience building native Android or iOS mobile applications
• A strong understanding of mobile product development practices and web product development practices
• Proactive communication skills and a desire to work in a collaborative environment with iOS, Android, and web engineers
• A pragmatic approach to software development that delivers real user value through maintainable, performant code
• A strong product sense and desire to deeply understand users
• Enthusiasm for mentoring other engineers and helping shape engineering culture
• Excitement to grow into new technology stacks
• Experience influencing development practices across an engineering organization
• Comfort with doing first draft UI designs in code that use established mobile UI/UX patterns