Join Figma as a Senior Software Engineer - Application Platform
Figma is on a mission to make design accessible to all, and we're expanding our team of passionate individuals to help us achieve this goal. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Application Platform team, you'll play a crucial role in developing the core backend platform that powers Figma's design and collaboration products.
About the Role
The Application Platform team is responsible for creating the application primitives used by backend engineers across Figma. This includes developing data access frameworks, asynchronous jobs platforms, and developer tools. The team also stewards the core architecture of our backend codebase, focusing on scaling development velocity and enabling teams to decouple their product verticals.
Key Responsibilities
- Create Abstractions: Develop abstractions for product engineering teams to reduce friction and enable faster product shipping.
- Optimize Infrastructure: Build and optimize foundational infrastructure for common use cases, such as running experiments and tracking user behavior.
- Evangelize Best Practices: Promote best practices throughout the engineering team to maintain high code quality.
- Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with engineering leadership to set strategy and priorities for the team.
- Foster Trust: Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment.
What We're Looking For
- Experience: 6+ years of experience in building and scaling distributed systems and online services.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, or similar.
- System Design: Strong system design skills with experience in building online production services.
- Communication: Excellent technical communication skills and the ability to build relationships with engineering leaders.
- Problem Solving: A systematic approach to problem-solving with a bias for action and impact.
- Mentorship: An interest in mentorship and learning from others.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience transforming distributed systems from monolithic to federated approaches.
- Experience with Ruby on Rails.
Benefits
Figma offers a competitive salary and equity package, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement contributions, parental leave, mental health support, generous PTO, and more.
Location
This is a full-time remote position available to candidates located in the continental United States.
Salary Range
The annual base salary range for this role, if based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, is $149,000—$350,000 USD. The pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of the range.
Figma is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if they don't meet every qualification listed.
Join us at Figma and help us build the future of design and collaboration!
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Health insurance
- Dental & vision insurance
- Retirement with company contribution
- Parental leave
- Reproductive or family planning support
- Mental health & wellness benefits
- Generous PTO
- Company recharge days
- Learning & development stipend
- Work from home stipend
- Cell phone reimbursement
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