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Software Engineer - C++
Figma INC · 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 67 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 10 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Figma INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles16 certified filings for “Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $190k–$240k, median $219k. Most were filed at wage level III (47%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 67 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 10 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! As a Software Engineer, you'll work on some of the most technically challenging and impactful parts of our product. You will be developing high-performance client-side systems in C++/WebAssembly, extending the multiplayer protocols that make collaborative design possible, and building out the communications layer between C++ and Javascript. Your contributions will help push the boundaries of what's possible in the browser. You'll also help shape our user experience by building features that are fast, accessible, and intuitive—even in the face of complex data models and intermittent connectivity. This is a highly collaborative role: you'll partner closely with designers, product managers, and other engineers to plan, build, and iterate on features that serve millions of users around the world. Whether you're optimizing our core engine, building authoring tools, or crafting new platform abstractions, your work will be key to advancing the future of design. This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States. What you’ll do at Figma: • Build core features and frontend infrastructure in a real-time, multiplayer system with a complex in-memory data model (SceneGraph) • Optimize performance and memory usage to deliver a fast, reliable UX in the browser using C++/WebAssembly and TypeScript • Extend our core C++ engine and multiplayer protocols to support scalable design systems, branching/merging flows, and advanced collaboration modes • Design and build APIs and tooling to allow product teams to build against our platform with ease and confidence • Contribute to accessibility strategy and implementation, ensuring our tools are usable by all • Collaborate regularly with cross-functional partners across product, design, and engineering to plan and execute high-impact projects • Write clear, maintainable code and documentation, and contribute to architectural decisions • Mentor and support other engineers through pairing, code review, and feedback • Help drive recruitment and shape our inclusive, high-performance engineering culture We’d love to hear from you if you have: • 4+ years of professional Software Engineering experience shipping user-facing features or products • Strong programming skills in one or more languages relevant to our frontend such as TypeScript, C++, React, Go, Rust, or Python • Experience working with web-based applications, browser performance, or real-time collaborative systems • A track record of working collaboratively across teams and disciplines to deliver complex technical projects While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have: • 2+ years of experience in a technical lead role, especially across multiple teams • Experience with game engines, rendering systems, or other performance-critical applications • Background in developer platforms or API design • Familiarity with WebAssembly, browser internals, or C++ in a frontend context • Passion for crafting collaborative tools and creative workflows • A strong product mindset and attention to user experience • A commitment to continuous learning, inclusion, and helping others grow At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop t