Builds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$153,000–$376,000
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Browser-based collaborative design and product-development platform for teams, expanding from UI design into AI-native creation and media workflows.
Public · About 1,001–5,000 people
3 postings2 metrosmedian posted base $218,000Careers at Figma ↗read
3 open FDE roles at Figma
Integrates and configures it
Field Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$140,000–$296,000
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$169,000–$245,000
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How Figma describes FDE work
2 of 3 postings describe production code, versus 80% of US FDE postings. All three serve external customers, versus 86% of US FDE postings. One includes pre-sales work, versus 24% of US FDE postings. All three are read as senior or staff roles, versus 94% of US FDE postings. All three allow remote work, versus 30% of US FDE postings. One mentions travel, versus 42% of US FDE postings.
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