Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure

Overview

Software Engineer on Figma’s Data Platform team, building and operating large-scale data infrastructure powering analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence.

What you'll do

• Design and build large-scale distributed data systems for analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence.
• Develop batch and streaming data processing solutions for reliability, efficiency, and scalability.
• Manage and evolve core platforms such as Snowflake, ML Datalake, orchestration infrastructure, and real-time ingestion systems.
• Improve data reliability, consistency, and compliance for engineering, research, and business stakeholders.
• Identify and drive cost optimization opportunities across data processing, compute infrastructure, and storage.
• Collaborate with AI researchers, data scientists, product engineers, and business teams on data needs.
• Mentor and support engineers to foster learning and technical excellence.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience.
• Experience designing and building distributed data infrastructure at scale.
• Strong expertise in batch and streaming data processing technologies such as Spark, Flink, Kafka, or Airflow/Dagster.
• Proven problem-solving impact in fast-paced environments focused on reliable, performant systems.
• Excellent technical communication skills with cross-technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of learning and technical excellence.

Details

• Full-time role held from one of the US hubs or remotely in the United States.
• In-person onboarding is required if hired.