Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Embed directly with strategic enterprise customers to solve complex adoption challenges, integrate Figma products into their codebases, and build trusted partnerships with senior engineering teams.
Role type
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (Product & Engineering)
Builds
Enterprise design system agent-readiness, Make Local/Code Layers integration, LLM-powered workflows, and reusable playbooks for future customers.
Domain
SaaS / Enterprise Software / Design Tools / AI/LLM
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
TypeScript/JavaScript or Python, agentic coding tools (MCP, agent orchestration), design systems, design-to-code workflows, API/SDK integration, CI/CD troubleshooting, enterprise security/compliance navigation, technical discovery, ambiguous problem ownership.
Preferred skills
Forward-deployed engineering background, developer tools familiarity, cross-functional partnership with Sales/Solutions Architecture.
Responsibilities
Make enterprise design systems agent-ready for AI code generation; integrate new products into customer environments by writing code and config; run technical discovery to scope paths to value; debug hard integration problems in unfamiliar stacks; build LLM-powered workflows and agent skills; turn one-off solutions into reusable playbooks and product feedback.
Seniority
Senior/Staff, hands-on IC with strategic customer ownership
