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16 Oct 2025 Lenny's Podcast Figma’s CEO: Why AI makes design, craft, and quality the new moat for startups | Dylan Field

“We're hiring for most roles, but I would say, first of all, if you love hard problems and if you are really interested in how to make, if you're a user of Figma and you're thinking yourself, "Man, they could do so much better.”

— Dylan Field

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Dylan Field
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16 Oct 2025
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Lenny's Podcast

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…I love this answer. Very much Jevons paradox in action happening at Figma. Speaking of hiring, I know you guys are hiring. Just to give you a chance to plug, what roles are you're hiring for? What people are you interested? We're hiring for most roles, but I would say, first of all, if you love hard problems and if you are really interested in how to make, if you're a user of Figma and you're thinking yourself, "Man, they could do so much better. " Come talk to us. We want people who have a bold point of view on how we can always be improving, and vision for where they want to take Figma. Obviously, we have our own point of view too, so we'll have to think through it together. But we're looking for high judgment individuals, people that are going to roll up their sleeves and do a lot. Whether they're ICs or managers, and people that are going to get in the details and perfect their craft because we know that's how we're going to win, is by having the best craft, the best design. Before we get to a very exciting lightning round, I want to take us to AI Corner. What's a way you've found to use AI in your day-to-day life or work that's really interesting, maybe helpful for people to learn from? Last time we chatted, you told me about Websim, which was this wild crazy app that I love. I don't know, is there anything along those lines or just something you can share about AI in your life?…

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