Prototyping Rapid Jobs in San Francisco, CA

• A track record of quickly taking designs from CAD to physical prototypes, testing them and improving them.

The Figma Research team is hiring an experienced researcher for our Rapid Research program.

Hands-on expertise with rapid prototyping methods: 3D printing (FDM/SLA), laser cutting, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and manual machining

prototypes using tools, 3D printing, soldering, and machining.

Machining, additive manufacturing, bonding, or other prototype manufacturing processes.

You'll own ambiguous, high-leverage problems end to end: prototyping an agentic experience for a new capability, then hardening it into something reliable that other

Strong full-stack web development fundamentals with experience in creating rapid prototypes, as well as building solutions that scaled to many users.

Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI.

) Ability to prototype interactive flows (bonus: React Native, SwiftUI, Framer, ProtoPie, etc.)

understands users and discovers customer needs with ease, but is also technical enough to think in components, speak the language of engineers, and ship a working prototype

Work with our design engineer and the rest of the team to prototype, build, and ship strong user interfaces.

customers to understand developer needs and turn complex workflows into clear, thoughtful designs Own product design from early concepts and prototypes

Our designers are systems thinkers, prototypers, storytellers, and craftspeople who care deeply about quality and collaboration.

Strong frontend fundamentals with experience creating rapid prototypes, as well as building interfaces that scaled to many users.

We are really looking for someone who can hit the ground running on day one and contribute at a rapid pace, while also being someone from whom we ourselves can learn