Developer Advocate

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Key Responsibilities

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  Partner deeply with Sales and GTM : Join customer engagements, unblock technical teams, and support high-impact deals involving Dev Mode, design systems, and the Figma API.
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  Own regional technical presence : Play a leading role across AMER field events, activations, and key moments, representing Figma to developer audiences.
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  Build real things : Create production-quality demos, prototypes, and tools that reflect how modern teams actually build, not just toy examples.
• 4
  Create scalable technical content : Author guides, code samples, and technical narratives that help developers adopt Figma in real workflows.
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  Influence product direction : Bring structured, high-signal feedback from customers and the community into Product. Help shape features before and after launch.
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  Bridge design and development : Help teams operationalize workflows across design systems, tokens, and developer tooling.
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  8+ years of experience writing production code, with JavaScript/TypeScript and React; knowledge of Native languages is a nice to have.
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  Are an excellent storyteller and communicator; you can tailor complex concepts to a variety of audiences
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  Have experience working alongside designers or building tools that support design systems.
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  Have strong product instincts; you understand not just how to build, but what to build and why.
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  Are confident speaking publicly and able to engage large audiences can operate autonomously and love working cross-functionally across many different teams.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience writing production code, with JavaScript/TypeScript and React; knowledge of Native languages is a nice to have.
• Are confident speaking publicly and able to engage large audiences can operate autonomously and love working cross-functionally across many different teams.
• You should be able to commute to the San Francisco office on a regular basis when needed.
• We'd love to hear from you if you: 8+ years of experience writing production code, with JavaScript/TypeScript and React; knowledge of Native languages is a nice to have.
• Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location.
• Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

Perks & Benefits