Open Source Developer

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>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. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!</p></div><p>We’re looking for an Open Source Developer to help shape the future of extensible, collaborative tooling across product teams and represent Figma in the open source community. In this role, you’ll build and scale open-source-powered frameworks, developer tools, and user-facing features that enable teams—including large enterprises and CMS-driven organizations—to create, manage, and publish digital experiences more efficiently.</p> <p>You’ll work across modern web technologies, designing scalable front-end systems, contributing to open source ecosystems, and helping define how external developers and partners extend and integrate with Figma. If you’re excited about building impactful products in the open and engaging with developer communities, we’d love to hear from you.</p> <p>This is a full-time role that can be held from our New York City or San Francisco hub - or remotely in the United States.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>What you'll do at Figma:</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Design, build, and ship high-quality features and frameworks using TypeScript/JavaScript and React, delivering performant, polished user experiences</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Lead 0→1 open source initiatives from technical design and implementation through launch, documentation, and community adoption, including ongoing maintenance and community engagement</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Architect scalable front-end systems that support complex data models, real-time collaboration, and CMS-driven or enterprise workflows</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Research, Marketing, and Developer Relations to shape roadmap priorities and drive ecosystem growth</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Mentor teammates and elevate engineering craft through code reviews, design critiques, and knowledge sharing</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>We'd love to hear from you if you have:</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Demonstrated 2+ years of experience building and shipping production web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and React</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Proficient in modern web tooling and software distribution (e.g., Next.js, Turbopack and bundlers, CI/CD, GitHub Actions)</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Experienced in contributing to, maintaining, or actively participating in open source communities</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Skilled at leading development of applications with complex data models and highly interactive user interfaces</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Familiar with enterprise requirements such as scalability, security, governance, content management workflows, and design systems</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>While not required, it's an added plus if you also have:</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li>Experience building with Payload, writing plugins, or contributing to Payload</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Proven ability to design, build, and maintain extensible software (e.g., SDKs, plugins, APIs, or CMS integrations)</li> <li>Knowledge of AI technologies or end developer tooling (AI SDK, RAG, Prompt Engineering)</li> <li>Experience launching 0→1 products or developer-facing platforms</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Demonstrated experience extending rich text editors like Lexical to build powerful UX flows</li> </ul> <div class="section page-centered"> <div class="section page-centered"> <div> <div>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.</div> </div> </div> </div><div…