Software Engineer, Production Engineering

Figma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all, and they are seeking a Software Engineer for their Production Engineering team. This role focuses on ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of Figma's products and services while collaborating closely with engineering teams to address operational challenges and support infrastructure growth.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the engineering team to define standard methodologies and goals around reliability, durability, scalability, and performance
• Address common operational challenges through better telemetry and by building tools / services
• Debug production issues across services and levels of the stack
• Participate in design reviews and production reviews for new features, products or infrastructure components
• Plan for the growth of Figma’s infrastructure
• Operate and maintain AWS Infrastructure

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience operating infrastructure components / services at scale
• Proven grasp of Computer Science fundamentals
• Strong interest in distributed systems
• Experience managing infrastructure services in AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
• Track record for being able to diagnose problems within complex systems
• Excellent problem solving skills and technical communication skills
• Systematic and thorough approach to problem solving
• Ability to think from first principles and have a bias for action
• Driven by impact and willing to work on grungy problems if they have a high impact on the business or the health of the infrastructure
• Care deeply about the quality of the software / systems you build
• Artisan mentality and always looking to improve your craft
• Ability to strike the right balance between idealism and pragmatism
• Value inclusivity and collaboration, and actively contribute to it
• Demonstrated unwavering commitment to operational security and best practices