Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The first round consisted of two interviews.
One interviewer was a complete no-show. The interviewers who did show up were nice, though.
The second round had four interviews.
Interviewers in this round were either inexperienced, disrespectful, or both. Imagine your interviewer yawning profusely as you answer questions during a behavioral interview.
The last interviewer was very nice, though.
All in all, while half of the interviewers were extremely nice and cordial, the other half left a bad impression of interviewing at Figma. This was one of the worse interview experiences in my 13-year career.
Questions
I think I signed an NDA. The panel of interview questions felt standard, and honestly, not too different from those at other companies I had interviewed with.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Figma Engineering Manager role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Figma's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Figma's Engineering Manager interview process in San Francisco, California.
Figma Work Experiences
- 1.0Don’t fall for the brandingSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: Good pay, WFH flexibility, interesting work if you know where to look.Cons: Toxic management, empire building, hustle culture, but pressure to appear otherwise.
- 3.0Good Times, Hard DeadlinesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 9, 2025Pros: It was a good time. I had to work over there.Cons: Very hard deadlines & hiring freeze
- 4.0Great culture, lots of growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 5, 2023Pros: Great coworkers and company culture.Cons: Fast growth comes with its own host of growing pains.
