Figma

Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Figma

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23 days ago
New York, NY, USA or San Francisco, CA, USA
Senior / Staff+
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$228k - $350k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical roadmap and strategy for the Build Systems team.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to identify developer pain points and design solutions.
  • Lead initiatives to reduce build/test times and improve CI reliability.
  • Design and maintain modern developer tools and scalable build systems.
  • Architect and implement large-scale infrastructure on AWS.
  • Mentor team members through technical guidance and code reviews.
  • Collaborate with product engineers and communicate technical decisions effectively.
  • Stay updated with industry trends in build systems and developer tooling.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of engineering experience, including 4+ years on Infrastructure or Developer Experience teams.
  • Deep expertise in build systems and operating large-scale monorepos.
  • Experience optimizing CI/CD and building developer tooling at scale.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, CI platforms, and strong coding skills in languages like Go, TypeScript, Python, or Ruby.
  • Proven technical leadership with a track record of setting technical direction.

Benefits

  • Equity options for employees.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Generous paid time off and company recharge days.
  • Learning and development stipend.
  • Work from home stipend and cell phone reimbursement.

Tech Stack

AWSBazelBuildkiteGoGradlePythonRubyTypeScript

Categories

BackendDevOps