“Kyle built Figma’s sales team from scratch. When he joined, company culture was established and PLG was already driving hypergrowth. Learn how Kyle integrated sales into Figma’s culture, and got the whole company cheering for the next gong.”

Pretty cool to see the backstage of the production. Schema wasn’t a typical Zoom conference.

“Last year, the Figma security team built a simple solution for zero-trust shell access on AWS. To do this, they leveraged AWS SSO and Systems Manager, an umbrella of services that provide monitoring and remote administration capabilities over various AWS resources. In this post, Security Engineer Hongyi Hu explains how the team designed the system and shares some tips to help other teams secure Systems Manager and protect their most sensitive data.”

Figma moved to the new office in SF, and it looks stunning! Love all the photos coming from the Figmates — one, two, and three.

Bersabel Tadesse, Product Manager at Figma, shares behind-the-scenes of adding plugins and widgets to FigJam.

Figma was featured in Forbes’ The Cloud 100 list. ​“As Google Docs did for word processing and GitHub for code, so Dylan Field’s Figma is doing for design. Employees at companies like Netflix, Airbnb, Zoom, and Discord are all users.”

“Over the last few months, the Figma security team has built out a system to securely provide access to internal applications using reusable cloud components and modern security technologies. We think this is a powerful pattern that can help teams across the industry protect their most sensitive internal apps. Here, Security Engineer Max Burkhardt is sharing a look at how we built the system, what we learned, and how this fits into our broader approach to security at Figma.”

Figma’s VP of Product, Yuhki Yamashita, shares what it was like to build FigJam and how things have changed since then. In this post, he reflects on the evolving role of design and product management, what it means to welcome ​“non-designers” into the process, and the future of FigJam.

In this episode of the podcast Go to Market Grit, Amanda talks about her very successful run at Zendesk, her current work as Chief Customer Officer at Figma, and the importance of keeping the voice of the customer in focus during decision-making.

“Our growing sales team partners with our users and their organizations to help them build better products from start to finish and scale their creative processes, while also working with Figma’s internal teams to improve our own products. We sat down with a few Figmates to learn what it’s like to be a member of a global sales organization, including getting smart on all things design, career growth, and the best part about working directly with users.”

“In a recent livestream, Figma’s PM team gave us a peek into their team norms. Here, we’re sharing how their culture of transparency and trust comes to life in their daily habits and weekly syncs, and what it means to open up their processes to cross-functional partners.“

Previously, Damien was a Creative Lead at Material Design and Google Nest.

Now it’s official! Katie Szeto, a product manager and member of the New York City landing team, shares a bit about why Figma is growing in New York City, how they’re thinking about the hybrid work model, and what she’s excited about in the months ahead.

“Software design company Figma Inc. has raised fresh funding at a valuation of $10 billion, quintupling its pricetag since last year. The company, which allows customers to collaborate on software as they build it, said demand jumped during the pandemic while more people worked remotely. Figma raised $200 million in the funding round, the company told Bloomberg. Backers included Durable Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley through its Counterpoint Global group.”

Dylan Field’s internal email to the Figma team announcing a new round of investments.

“Not to be confused with the traditional office space of the pre-pandemic before-times, Figma’s hubs are designed to accommodate its new hybrid work model. In this model, each employee — or ​“Figmate” — can decide if they want to be fully remote or associated with a specific hub. Those who are aligned with a hub are expected to go into the office a minimum of two specific days a week, meaning they will be the same for everyone in the office.”

Figma opens their offices as the world is getting back to normal.

Love the creative names for the rooms!

“How do product teams hire UX Designers? Anthony DiSpezio, Designer Advocate at Figma, explains the most significant factor in cross-functional team hiring and how this may very well be why you are not hired. In the second part of the episode, Anthony describes the role of Designer Advocate at Figma: a mix of hands-on design and advocacy. To be hired for this role, you need to be a Figma expert with a knack for communication!”

In this interview, Figma’s Head of Security Devdatta Akhawe shares his take on building strong teams and tackling huge problems with purpose.