Figma interview questions
119 verified questions reported by candidates across 2 roles at Figma. Each one is archetype-tagged so you can see the pattern, slot the right STAR story, and practice out loud against an AI interviewer.
11 questions, grouped by role
Top 8 per role by quality score. For the full list per role, follow the role link in each section heading.
Software Engineer
All Software Engineer questions →- 1Walk me through a project you're most proud of, highlighting the technical challenges and your specific contributions.onsite
- 2Describe a professional challenge where you encountered failure and explain how you approached resolving or learning from that situation.onsite
- 3How would you architect an end-to-end machine learning inference system that can handle real-time predictions at scale, considering performance, latency, and model deployment challenges?onsite
- 4Describe a time you optimized a piece of code. What was the problem, and how did you solve it?technical deep dive·onsite
- 5Walk me through how you've handled video stream synchronization challenges, particularly around frame timing and latency.technical
- 6What tradeoffs were made in this project?other·onsite
- 7Describe your experience with using Figma's API to build custom tools or integrations.technical deep dive·onsite
- 8Describe a past project where you would have approached the technical implementation differently, and explain why.onsite
Product Manager
All Product Manager questions →- 1Describe a challenging situation where you demonstrated your core professional values during a difficult project or period.
- 2Describe the core values that define our company's culture and guide our strategic decisions.
- 3Who does the discovery?
Common questions
It varies by role and round. A phone screen is usually 5–8 questions, on-site loops 15–25 across multiple interviewers. The full Figma loop tends to surface 30+ distinct prompt patterns across the rounds, which is what we've banked here.
Yes — every question on this page is verified, meaning at least one candidate reported being asked it in a real Figma interview. We don't pad the list with generic prompts that weren't reported.
Pick the role section most relevant to your interview, run three to five questions through the practice tool out loud, and read the per-answer scoring. Most candidates who land an offer report 8–15 practice sessions over two weeks before the interview.