Software Engineer - Machine Learning (London, United Kingdom)
About this role
The Roundtripping team at Figma is redefining how designers, product managers, and engineers collaborate by building agentic workflows and developer tools that connect design systems to production codebases. Software engineers in this group focus on developing Dev Mode features, Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools, and Make features to accelerate the journey from initial idea to deployed product. The group exists to reduce barriers between design and code, enabling ideation, prototyping, and productionalization to happen seamlessly in real time.
Candidates joining this engineering function will lead AI initiatives from early concepts through production, working directly with user-facing large language models and agentic product features. Successful practitioners combine a strong technical background in full-stack development with a high velocity of delivery, a deep appreciation for software craftsmanship, and the ability to collaborate effectively across product, design, and research disciplines.
What you will do
- Build and evolve Dev Mode, Model Context Protocol tools, and Make to enhance collaboration between developers and designers.
- Take part in building new zero-to-one products within the agentic coding space.
- Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and fellow engineers to craft high-quality products.
- Act as a mentor to exceptional peers across engineering, product, and design while also receiving mentorship.
- Build strong personal connections with teammates to help shape and maintain the company culture.
What you need
- Bring three or more years of experience leading large-scale engineering projects with high impact.
- Demonstrate hands-on experience working with user-facing large language models and agentic product features.
- Show proficiency in curating and developing evaluation sets as well as utilizing large language models as judges.
- Maintain high attention to detail, quality, and software craftsmanship in day-to-day engineering tasks.
- Operate with high velocity and a clear focus on driving positive user impact.
Nice to have
- Driving cross-functional projects collaborating with Product, Design, Data, and Research
- Shipping user-facing features or products as a full-stack developer
- Demonstrated strong fluency with React and TypeScript
- Experience communicating and working across functions to proactively drive solutions
- Trained or fine-tuned large language models
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the location and on-site requirement for this role?
The position is based in London, United Kingdom. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.
What tools and technologies are used on the team?
Engineers build and evolve Dev Mode, MCP tools, and Make. Candidates with fluency in React, TypeScript, and experience with user-facing LLMs and agentic features are valued.
What is the focus of the Roundtripping Area team?
The team is redefining how designers, PMs, and engineers collaborate. They are responsible for agentic workflows enabling ideation and prototyping on production codebases as well as accelerating the journey from design to code.
What does the interview process involve regarding video calls?
To ensure the integrity of the hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, all candidates are required to keep their cameras on during video interviews.