Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Figma is seeking a Software Engineer for their Data Infrastructure team to build and operate foundational platforms powering analytics, AI, and data-driven decision-making across the company. This role is critical in serving diverse stakeholders including AI Researchers, ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Engineers, and business teams.

The position involves working with core data platforms such as Snowflake data warehouse, ML Datalake, and large-scale data movement applications. Despite being a small team, they tackle high-scale, high-impact challenges. Future focus areas include building infrastructure for AI-powered products, developing streaming interconnects, and revamping orchestration and financial data architecture.

The role offers a competitive salary range of $149,000 - $350,000 for hub locations (SF/NY), with adjustments for remote work. Figma provides comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement contributions, parental leave, mental health support, and various stipends for professional development and work-from-home needs.

The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of software engineering experience, particularly in backend or infrastructure engineering, with expertise in distributed systems and data processing technologies. Strong technical communication skills and experience mentoring other engineers are essential. Knowledge of technologies like Golang, Python, SQL, Spark, Kafka, and Snowflake is advantageous.

This position can be based in either San Francisco or New York hubs, or remotely within the United States. Figma emphasizes their value of "Grow as you go" and encourages applications from candidates who might not perfectly match all requirements but are excited to learn and develop their skills.