Early Career, Software Engineer (2026)

Figma· San Francisco, USA or New York, USA

Posted November 9, 2026

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Experience
Not specified
Pay
$155K per year
Education
Not specified
Location
San Francisco, USA or New York, USA
Work mode
On-site
Job type
Full-time

About this role

Figma makes a collaborative design and prototyping platform. This early-career engineer joins a small team, gets an onboarding buddy, and moves from starter tasks to bigger projects with product, design and data teams.

What you will do

  • Ramp up on the codebase with an onboarding buddy
  • Take on starter tasks, then larger projects
  • Work with Product, Design, Marketing, Research and Data Science
  • Build new features for the roadmap
  • Set performance goals with your manager
  • Help interview engineering candidates

What the employer expects

  • Solid CS fundamentals and data structures
  • Clean code in at least one general-purpose language
  • Projects from school, work or personal time that solved technical problems
  • Interest in how systems work, from infrastructure to UI
  • Good communication and teamwork

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Health, dental and vision
  • Retirement plan with company contribution
  • Parental leave and family planning support
  • Mental health and wellness benefits
  • Generous PTO and company recharge days
  • Learning stipend
  • Work from home stipend
  • Cell phone reimbursement

Skills

  • C++
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • Data structures
  • CS fundamentals

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