Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Figma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all, and they are seeking a Software Engineer for their Data Infrastructure team. This role involves designing and building large-scale distributed data systems to support analytics and AI, while collaborating with various teams to ensure data reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Design and build large-scale distributed data systems that power analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence.
Develop batch and streaming solutions to ensure data is reliable, efficient, and scalable across the company.
Manage data ingestion, movement, and processing through core platforms like Snowflake, our ML Datalake, and real-time streaming systems.
Improve data reliability, consistency, and performance, ensuring high-quality data for engineering, research, and business stakeholders.
Collaborate with AI researchers, data scientists, product engineers, and business teams to understand data needs and build scalable solutions.
Drive technical decisions and best practices for data ingestion, orchestration, processing, and storage.

Skills

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, specifically in backend or infrastructure engineering.
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.
A proven track record of impact-driven problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.
A strong sense of engineering excellence, with a focus on high-quality, reliable, and performant systems.
Excellent technical communication skills, with experience working across both technical and non-technical counterparts.
Experience mentoring and supporting engineers, fostering a culture of learning and technical excellence.
Experience with data governance, access control, and cost optimization strategies for large-scale data platforms.
Familiarity with our stack, including Golang, Python, SQL, frameworks such as dbt, and technologies like Spark, Kafka, Snowflake, and Dagster.
Experience designing data infrastructure for AI/ML pipelines.
The ability to navigate ambiguity, take ownership, and drive projects from inception to execution.

Benefits

Health, dental & vision
Retirement with company contribution
Parental leave & reproductive or family planning support
Mental health & wellness benefits
Generous PTO
Company recharge days
A learning & development stipend
A work from home stipend
Cell phone reimbursement
Sales incentive pay for most sales roles
An annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles

Company Overview

Figma is a collaborative design tool that enables teams to create, prototype, and test digital products on one platform. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.figma.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Figma has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 39 in 2025, 27 in 2024, 32 in 2023, 35 in 2022, 16 in 2021, 6 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

[Remote] Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

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