Figma

Manager, Software Engineering - Storage Platform

San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$258k-$376kDetected 5 days ago

Distributed SystemsPostgreSQLMySQLLLMsIncident ResponseFigmaLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

Lead and develop engineers responsible for Figma's core database infrastructure, including sharded Postgres clusters, schema management, migrations tooling, and database provisioning
Own the reliability and operational excellence of Figma's data tier - drive incident response, postmortem culture, and proactive investment in system resilience
Partner with product and engineering leadership to prioritize work across competing demands - this is a foundational platform team that every product team depends on
Recruit, retain, and grow top infrastructure engineering talent - build a team culture where engineers do the best work of their careers
Drive execution through clear planning, regular reviews, and transparent communication of progress and risks to stakeholders
Collaborate with peer engineering managers across Infrastructure on shared operational standards and cross-cutting initiatives
At Figma we celebrate and support our differences.

4+ years of experience managing infrastructure, platform, or backend engineering teams
Proven technical depth in distributed systems, stateful infrastructure, or data-intensive backend systems, with a track record of earning credibility with senior engineers and making informed technical tradeoffs
Demonstrated ability to ramp quickly on unfamiliar technical domains and apply strong engineering fundamentals
Comfort leading distributed teams across multiple time zones
Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

Experience managing managers or leading multiple teams across related technical domains
Hands-on experience operating relational databases at scale (Postgres or MySQL) - including sharding, replication, and migration strategies
Familiarity with AI/LLM-assisted developer tooling and how it can transform infrastructure operations
Background in adjacent infrastructure domains (caching, streaming/event processing, observability) that complement the database layer
Experience at a high-growth product company where infrastructure needed to evolve rapidly alongside the product

From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world.

$258,000 - $376,000 USD
If based in Figma's San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location.
For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range.
Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles.
Figma's compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Experience defining org-wide technical vision and strategy across multiple work streams
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