Manager, Software Engineering - External Platform

Title: Manager, Software Engineering - External Platform Location: New York, NY • United States

External Platform builds and operates mission critical platforms that power how customers build on top of and with Figma. The team owns our MCP, Rest API and Gateway integrations powering millions of users as they work across design and code.

As an Engineering Manager on External Platform, you’ll lead a team of senior engineers working at the intersection of engineering, operations, and platform strategy. You’ll partner closely with some of our largest customers, Legal, and Program Management to translate shared goals into durable, scalable outcomes.

While this team works on our external platforms, the focus is on reliability and extensibility. You will operate the platform supporting our fastest growing products and provide APIs and frameworks that both internal teams and customers built on top of. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys operating in ambiguous, cross-functional spaces, amplifying the impact of strong ICs, and driving outcomes through platform leverage.
This is a full time role that can be held from our NYC hub or remotely on the East Coast of the United States.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Lead, grow, and support a team of engineers building foundational infrastructure for Figma’s AI products
• Partner with customers, engineering and product leaders from across Figma to define the team’s technical strategy and manage the day-to-day project execution
• Hire, coach, and develop senior and staff engineers to scale the team
• Roll up your sleeves to engage deeply with technical details and decisions as needed in order to help the team deliver on a robust AI platform with urgency
• Build an inclusive team and culture through thoughtful team-building and hiring practices

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing, fast-moving teams, ideally in the AI platform space
• 8+ years of total engineering experience, ideally reaching a staff engineering level as an individual contributor
• Experience managing platform teams with a focus on reliability and extensibility
• A proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and growing experienced engineering leads
• Experience building and scaling engineering teams and org structure as they grow

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

• Experience with MCP Infrastructure and integrations
• Experience with  LLM, AI gateways
• A background in adjacent infrastructure domains

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.