Figma - San Francisco, CA

posted about 1 month ago

Full-time - Senior
Remote - San Francisco, CA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Figma is seeking a highly-skilled and experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join the Search team. This role focuses on enhancing the search experience for Figma users through the development of early-phase machine learning systems. The engineer will lead efforts to improve search quality and relevance, collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape the future of search at Figma. This position can be held remotely or from one of Figma's US hubs.

Responsibilities

  • Spearhead developing early-phase machine learning systems to enhance the search experience for Figma users.
  • Lead and set the future direction of search quality at Figma in partnership with cross-functional teams.
  • Break down open-ended search relevance problems into engineering strategies using machine learning, data analysis, and experimentation design.
  • Provide mentorship and champion best practices in data and machine learning while fostering a collaborative team culture.
  • Contribute to the growth of the team by improving the hiring process and recruiting strong machine learning talent.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of practical/applied experience with machine learning methodologies and data mining, statistical modeling, or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated expertise in search indexing, retrieval and ranking systems like Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, personalization, and/or natural language processing.
  • 2+ years of experience operating in a technical lead capacity in a high-growth environment.
  • Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmaps with shorter-term projects leading to long-term vision.
  • Experience implementing the full lifecycle of early-phase model development.

Nice-to-haves

  • A growth mindset and experience investing in the learning and development of peers.
  • Experience mentoring or aligning senior engineers across organizations.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Retirement with company contribution
  • Parental leave
  • Reproductive or family planning support
  • Mental health and wellness benefits
  • Generous PTO
  • Company recharge days
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Work from home stipend
  • Cell phone reimbursement
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