Bill Couch

Bill Couch is currently serving as an Engineering Manager at Figma, a role he has held since June 2023. Based in New York, he leads the Prototyping Creation team, focusing on developing tools that facilitate the creation of interactive prototypes from production software designs. His mission is to make it easier and more cost-effective for ideas to be tested and validated.12

Professional Background

Previous Experience::

• Twitter: Before joining Figma, Bill spent over a decade at Twitter in various engineering roles, culminating in a Senior Engineering Manager position. His responsibilities included leading teams that developed features for Twitter's paid subscription service, Twitter Blue, and enhancing user engagement through various media features.13
• USA TODAY: Earlier in his career, he worked as a designer at USA TODAY, where he was involved in front-end design and development for interactive graphics and web applications.12

Education

Bill Couch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.13

Key Skills and Interests

He is recognized as a highly motivated technical leader with interests spanning product development, design, and media. His leadership style emphasizes coaching and growing engineers within his teams, fostering a collaborative environment to drive innovation.13