Software Engineer, Figma

• We are looking for an experienced technical leader that will help shape our long-term roadmap and uplevel the team through mentorship
• Ideal candidates will have experience working in large-scale monolithic codebases and building scalable, durable platforms and workflows that delight developers. Most importantly, they love building for builders
• 6+ years experience in the industry, including 4+ years on Infrastructure, Platform, or Developer Experience teams
• Experience migrating large monorepos to modern build systems (i.e., Bazel, Buck, Pants)
• Strong coding skills with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages, such as Java, Python, Ruby, Go, or similar languages
• Expert level domain experience in one of the following areas: build systems, CI/CD optimization, test automation framework development
• Excellent technical communication and relationship-building skills. The ability to achieve successful outcomes with partners ranging from interns to executives

Desirable

• The Build Systems team is responsible for Figma’s Build and CI infrastructure
• We enable developers to ship changes to production quickly and safely by equipping them with best-in-class apps, frameworks, and tools
• Our product offering spans build systems, artifact repositories, merge queues, and test frameworks for our polyglot monorepo
• Design, build, and maintain modern, scalable build systems, CI platforms, and test frameworks
• Lead multi-person, cross-functional projects that result in reliability, efficiency, and cost-savings wins
• Collaborate with customers and leadership to identify developer pain points and systemically fix them
• Keep up-to-date with industry trends and best practices. Incorporate applicable technologies into our roadmap
• Lead by example and actively invest in the success of your teammates