ML Engineer - Search

Figma - San Francisco, CA

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