[Remote] Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

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.