Lead early-phase generative AI product development from zero to one at Figma

Figma is hiring an AI Product Engineer to lead generative AI features from ideation through production, working closely with the AI Research team. This interview targets engineers with real zero-to-one generative AI shipping experience, model selection, productionization, and measuring AI performance and relevance, plus the judgment to connect abstract modeling work to product and business value.

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What this interview tests

Zero-to-one generative AI product development from prototype to production
Model selection, evaluation, and productionization
Breaking down ambiguous AI problems into engineering strategy
Measuring and improving AI performance and relevance
Connecting AI and ML work to business value and product impact
Mentorship and cross-team technical leadership

Common question themes

Walk me through a generative AI product you took from zero to one, including model selection

How did you measure and iterate on AI performance and relevance in production

Describe breaking an open-ended AI problem into a concrete engineering plan

How do you connect abstract ML or data analysis work to business outcomes

Tell me about mentoring engineers or improving a hiring process for AI talent

Have you worked on AI indexing, retrieval systems, personalization, or NLP, walk through an example

How candidates describe it

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