Process
The recruiter reached out and scheduled a call.
Then, I had a call with the hiring manager.
The next step was a technical interview with an engineer, conducted over Zoom/CoderPad.
The recruiter was super responsive and patient. The questions asked were fair and straightforward.
Questions
Why are you excited about this particular team?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 35 interview experiences for the Figma Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Figma's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral17%
Negative26%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Figma's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Figma Work Experiences
5.0
Good product fit, but stress impacts work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
June 5, 2026
Pros: Product and market fit are good.
Cons: Work-life balance and stress
5.0
So many opportunities to grow, awesome people, and company culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 13, 2021
Pros: The company cares about the well-being of its employees: when questions or issues are brought up, leadership responds. Employees have a lot of resources – COVID days off, wellness budget, etc.
Awesome team! People are collaborative and always willing to teach.
A great product with a very enthusiastic community of users.
Many interesting technical challenges to work on.
Cons: Sometimes it's hard to know what's going on across the company. The all-hands does a good job at addressing this, but even so, there is SO much going on!
5.0
Best Place I’ve Worked At
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 30, 2025
Pros: Great engineering culture, smart leaders.
Cons: Typical growing pains. The codebase is reaching the point where it should be split up and owned by different teams.
- 5.0Good product fit, but stress impacts work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJune 5, 2026Pros: Product and market fit are good.Cons: Work-life balance and stress
- 5.0So many opportunities to grow, awesome people, and company cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 13, 2021Pros: The company cares about the well-being of its employees: when questions or issues are brought up, leadership responds. Employees have a lot of resources – COVID days off, wellness budget, etc. Awesome team! People are collaborative and always willing to teach. A great product with a very enthusiastic community of users. Many interesting technical challenges to work on.Cons: Sometimes it's hard to know what's going on across the company. The all-hands does a good job at addressing this, but even so, there is SO much going on!
- 5.0Best Place I’ve Worked AtSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: Great engineering culture, smart leaders.Cons: Typical growing pains. The codebase is reaching the point where it should be split up and owned by different teams.
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