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About the Role
Figma is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to build foundational systems for AI-driven products and data experiences. This role is crucial for shaping Figma's ML and data platform, enabling self-serve analytics and production-grade AI systems. You will work at the intersection of data, infrastructure, and machine learning to build scalable systems that empower Data Science, unlock AI capabilities, and integrate data and models into the product experience.
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve the shared data platform powering analytics, Data Science, and data-driven product development.
- Enhance data development speed and ease through improvements in local development, testing, CI/CD, staging, and deployment workflows.
- Create self-service tools and clear processes for teams to build, deploy, and operate reliable data pipelines.
- Improve the reliability of critical data systems via enhanced monitoring, data quality, incident response, upgrades, and performance management.
- Establish clear definitions, ownership, lineage, and reliability expectations to make trusted data more accessible and usable.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Science, Research, Modeling Platform, Security, and Product Engineering to define ownership and supported patterns for various data delivery methods.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building and operating production data platforms, developer infrastructure, or distributed systems.
- Strong software engineering skills in Python or similar, with experience designing reliable and scalable systems.
- Experience improving developer workflows such as local development, testing, CI/CD, orchestration, or deployment.
- Experience with modern data infrastructure, including cloud data warehouses, transformation frameworks, workflow orchestrators, infrastructure as code, and observability tools.
- A track record of owning shared systems end-to-end, leading ambiguous cross-functional projects, and communicating effectively with Data Science, Infrastructure, and Product Engineering partners.
Skills
- Python
- Data Platforms
- Developer Infrastructure
- Distributed Systems
- Cloud Data Warehouses
- Transformation Frameworks
- Workflow Orchestrators
- Infrastructure as Code
- Observability Tools
Location
- US Hubs
- Remote (United States)
Work Type
- Full-time
- Remote
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $153,000—$376,000 USD
Benefits
- Equity
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits with company contributions
- Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Holidays
- Paid flexible PTO
- Company recharge days
- Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
- Lifestyle spending accounts
- Sales incentive compensation (for most sales roles)
- Annual bonus plan (for eligible non-sales roles)
About the Company
- Figma is growing its team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all.
- Figma's platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether brainstorming, creating prototypes, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI.
- Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world.
- Figma values 'Grow as you go', believing in hiring smart, curious people excited to learn and develop their skills.
Equal Opportunity
- Figma is an equal opportunity workplace and is dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Figma considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
- Figma will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities to ensure equal opportunity in the application process, interview, essential job functions, and other employment benefits.
- Candidates are required to keep cameras on during video interviews.
- Hired individuals will be required to attend in-person onboarding.
- By applying, candidates acknowledge and agree that personal data will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.