How to Get a Job at Figma in 2026: Process, Rounds and India Hub

Careers & SalaryIshaan VardhanOct 10, 202611 min read

To get a job at Figma in 2026, pick one role on its careers site and apply only to that one. Then prepare for a recruiter screen, a skills step (coding, a portfolio or a take-home, depending on the role) and a virtual onsite with technical and non-technical interviews. On 4 October 2026 Figma listed 162 open roles. Just two were in India, both at the Bengaluru office it opened in November 2025, and both on the business side. This guide sets out what Figma publishes about its process, what candidates report, and how to prepare.

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Key takeaways

• Figma’s job board listed 162 openings on 4 October 2026. Sales was the largest group (56), followed by Engineering (27).
• Figma opened its first India office, in Bengaluru, in November 2025. It says India is its second-largest market by monthly active users. The two current India roles are an Enterprise Account Executive and an Office Manager.
• Figma’s early-career page sets out four stages: application, recruiter screen, skill assessment and virtual onsite. It also describes the interview for each role type.
• Figma encourages candidates to apply to the single role that best fits them. Its job posts invite people to apply even if their experience is not an exact match.

Where Figma is hiring now

Figma lists its jobs on a public Greenhouse board. On 4 October 2026 there were 162 openings. By team: Sales (56), Engineering (27), Business Operations (17), Design (13), Marketing (9), Early Career (9), People (8) and Product (6), plus smaller groups in support, legal and talent. There were also three roles for Figma Weave. More than half were in San Francisco, New York or US-remote. London (19), Berlin (8), Tokyo (7), Paris and São Paulo (5 each) and Singapore (4) were the main hubs outside the US.

India had two roles:

• Account Executive, Enterprise (Bengaluru): a full-time role “based in our newly opened Bengaluru hub.” It asks for a strong understanding of the Indian market and several years of closing enterprise software sales with customers of 5,000+ employees, including complex sales cycles of six months or more.
• Office Manager (Bengaluru): a hybrid role with four days a week onsite. It covers workplace operations and local people operations such as onboarding, benefits administration and compliance, and asks for 3+ years of experience.

There were no engineering, design or product roles based in India that day. Figma’s careers page says it hires across its global hubs and offers remote positions only in the US and Canada. So for now, India-based candidates for product and engineering roles would generally be looking at relocation. You can follow new openings on our Figma jobs page, which reads the official feed.

Figma in India: what the Bengaluru hub is for

Figma announced the Bengaluru hub on 12 November 2025. In its official post, Figma said India is its second-largest market by monthly active users. It also said more than 40% of BSE100 companies (the 100-stock index of the Bombay Stock Exchange) use Figma, and that the Friends of Figma community in India has nearly 25,000 members. Scott Pugh, Figma’s APAC vice-president of sales, said the company wanted to get closer to its users.

TechCrunch reported the same day that the office would first focus on sales and marketing. It quoted Figma’s VP of engineering, Abhishek Mathur, on reaching the many developers in India who may not yet think of Figma as their tool. That fits the current openings: an enterprise seller and an office manager, not an engineering team. If you are an engineer in India hoping for a local Figma role, watch the board, but don’t assume a Bengaluru engineering team exists until Figma posts for one.

What Figma looks for

Figma’s careers page lists five values:

• Build community: people who enjoy what happens when others connect and work together.
• Run with it: taking initiative on bold problems rather than following a playbook.
• Love your craft: building for builders, solving the right problems and caring about quality.
• Grow as you go: direct feedback and continuous learning, with humility and curiosity.
• Play: unstructured exploration, which Figma says is where its best ideas come from.

“Grow as you go” also shows up in every job post. The posts say Figma hires smart, curious people who want to learn. If your past experience doesn’t match the job description perfectly, they encourage you to apply anyway. That is a real signal: list the transferable experience you have rather than ruling yourself out over one bullet point.

For engineers, current posts set a clear bar. The Full Stack Software Engineer post asks for experience shipping and maintaining full-stack applications in production. It wants strong front-end skills (React or TypeScript) and back-end technologies such as Ruby, Python, Go, C++ or PostgreSQL. It also asks for experience using AI-assisted development. The Summer 2027 intern post asks for clean code in at least one general-purpose language and a solid grasp of data structures and algorithms.

For designers, an older Figma blog post explains how the company thought about hiring. In 2018 its then vice-president of design, Noah Levin, wrote that the team agreed detailed requirement lists and built them into its recruiting tool to reduce unconscious bias. He also noted that designers who can do absolutely everything are very rare, so they focused on the skills that were truly needed.

The hiring process, step by step

Figma’s early-career page is its most detailed public description of the process. It describes four stages:

1. Application: you apply to an early-career or intern role.
2. Recruiter screen: if you are selected, a recruiter contacts you to learn about your background and skills.
3. Skill assessment: some roles include a portfolio review, a take-home task or an online assessment. Your recruiter shares the details.
4. Virtual onsite: both technical and non-technical interviews, including a walk-through of your background with a potential mentor or manager.

The same page describes the interview for each role type:

• Software engineering: a coding interview on data structures and algorithms in any language you choose, plus a behavioural interview with a team member.
• Data science: interpreting and discussing analysis techniques based on data visuals shown in the interview. Early-career candidates also present a past project.
• Product design: a walk-through of your portfolio, then a design exercise alongside a member of the design team.
• PhD internships: technical and non-technical interviews for the discipline, plus a presentation on your PhD research or a previous publication.

Figma has also written about the tools it uses. In a 2021 Figma blog post, an engineer described running system design interviews in FigJam, Figma’s online whiteboard. Candidates draw architecture diagrams and write code in embedded code blocks, and the team can revisit the file in its debrief afterwards. If you have never used FigJam, spend an hour in it before your interviews.

What experienced engineers report

For experienced engineering hires, the most detailed public account is from interview-practice platform interviewing.io. It says its account draws on conversations with current and former Figma engineers and on Glassdoor data. These are candidate reports, not an official Figma description. The page is undated and may be out of date. It describes:

1. A 30-minute recruiter call.
2. A 45-minute behavioural call with the hiring manager.
3. An hour-long technical screen in CoderPad. Questions are algorithmic but framed around Figma’s product, at roughly LeetCode-medium difficulty.
4. An onsite of about four hours: coding, two system design interviews conducted in Figma, a behavioural interview and a project deep dive. The loop varies by specialism (for example ML, frontend or backend).
5. For Staff-level candidates, an extra behavioural “executive screen” with a director.

The same source reports that the whole process takes about three to four weeks. It says candidates apply to a specific team, but most interviewers are drawn from a wider pool. Treat timings as a rough guide and ask your recruiter for the actual plan.

Pay, location and early-career programmes

Figma’s US postings include salary ranges. The Full Stack Software Engineer role lists an annual base salary range of $153,000 to $376,000. A US Enterprise Account Executive role lists $165,000 to $190,000 in base salary, with sales incentive pay on top. The posts say compensation may also include equity and benefits. The two Bengaluru posts do not show a pay range, so ask the recruiter early. Once you have an Indian offer, our in-hand salary calculator helps you turn the fixed component into a monthly figure.

Office expectations differ by role. Some US sales posts say “in office 2 days/week” at a US hub or remote in the US. The London Enterprise AE role is hybrid from the London hub, and the Bengaluru Office Manager role is four days onsite. Figma’s benefits list includes health cover, parental leave, a learning and development stipend and a work-from-home stipend. Some items, such as a 401(k) match, are clearly US-specific, so check what applies in your country.

For students, Figma runs internships of 12 to 16 weeks in winter (January start) and summer (May or June start). Interns work hybrid from San Francisco, New York or London, and Figma says all internships are full-time (40 hours a week) and paid. It says immigration sponsorship “may be available for eligible roles”. On 4 October 2026 the Early Career team listed roles including Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027 and Winter 2027), a London Software Engineer Intern role, and Product Design, Data Science and Data Engineer internships for 2027. Visa rules change often, so confirm sponsorship with the recruiter and official immigration sources before you plan around it.

How to stand out

• Pick one role carefully. Figma encourages candidates to apply to the role that best matches their experience. A focused application with a short note on why that team is a better use of your shot than several scattered ones.
• Know the product deeply. Candidate reports say coding questions are framed around Figma’s product. Learn how frames, components, layers and Dev Mode work, and be ready to say what you would improve.
• Practise system design visually. If your design rounds happen on a canvas, as Figma’s own blog describes, practise drawing clear diagrams quickly, not just talking through them.
• Designers: show your process, not only the result. The official design interview combines a portfolio walk-through with a live exercise. Pick two or three case studies where you can explain trade-offs, constraints and what changed after feedback.
• India sales candidates: show Indian enterprise wins. The Bengaluru AE post wants proven closing with large Indian enterprises and long sales cycles. Lead with named segments, deal sizes you can share, and how you handled multi-stakeholder buying.

Bottom line

Figma is hiring steadily, but its India presence is still young and focused on sales. Engineers and designers in India can apply to hub roles abroad or to early-career programmes, and should be ready for a practical, product-flavoured process. Use the official early-career page as your map of the stages, treat third-party reports as rough guidance, and put most of your preparation into knowing the product and showing your craft.

FAQ

Does Figma have an office in India?

Yes. Figma opened a Bengaluru hub in November 2025. TechCrunch reported that its initial focus is sales and marketing.

Is Figma hiring engineers in India?

Not at the moment. On 4 October 2026 the only India roles were an Enterprise Account Executive and an Office Manager in Bengaluru. Figma says remote roles are available in the US and Canada.

How many interview rounds does Figma have?

Officially, the stages are a recruiter screen, a skill assessment for some roles and a virtual onsite with technical and non-technical interviews. Candidate reports for experienced engineers describe a hiring manager call, a technical screen and an onsite of about four hours.

Can I apply to more than one Figma role?

Figma’s early-career FAQ encourages you to apply to the role that most closely matches your experience or interests. Candidate reports say experienced applicants are asked to apply to one role at a time.

What coding language should I use in a Figma interview?

Figma says its early-career software engineering coding interview is language-agnostic, so use the language you know best.

Sources

1. Figma (Greenhouse job board), “Figma open positions“, accessed 4 October 2026
2. Figma Careers, “Account Executive, Enterprise (Bengaluru, India)“, updated 22 July 2026
3. Figma Careers, “Office Manager (Bengaluru, India)“, updated 1 October 2026
4. Figma Careers, “Software Engineer – Full Stack“, updated 24 September 2026
5. Figma Careers, “Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)“, updated 17 September 2026
6. Figma, “Careers at Figma“, accessed 4 October 2026
7. Figma, “Early Career“, accessed 4 October 2026
8. Figma Blog, “Figma Opens a New Hub in India“, 12 November 2025
9. TechCrunch, “Figma bets on India to expand beyond design“, 12 November 2025
10. Figma Blog, “From candidate interviews to developer crits: how Figma engineering uses FigJam to scale“, 9 November 2021
11. Figma Blog, “How we built the Figma Design team“, 11 December 2018
12. interviewing.io (third-party; candidate and engineer reports), “Figma’s Interview Process & Questions“, undated, accessed 4 October 2026

Featured image: Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field at TechCrunch Disrupt in October 2022. · Photo: TechCrunch / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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