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Company

Figma · 4 hours ago

Software Engineer - Developer Experience

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$149K/yr - $350K/yr

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain modern developer tools, such as 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.

Qualification

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Build SystemsCI/CD optimizationRemote DevelopmentGoIDE extensionsTypeScriptPythonRubyTechnical communicationRelationship-building

Required

6+ years experience in the industry, including 4+ years on Infrastructure, Platform, or Developer Experience teams.

Expert level domain experience in one of the following areas: Build Systems (e.g. Bazel, Buck, Pants), CI/CD optimization, Remote Development (e.g. GitHub Codespaces, Gitpod), Developing and supporting IDE extensions.

Strong coding skills with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages, such as Go, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, or similar languages.

Excellent technical communication and relationship-building skills. The ability to achieve successful outcomes with partners ranging from interns to executives.

Preferred

Have excellent problem solving skills. You use a systematic and thorough approach. You think from first principles and have a bias for action. Are driven by impact. You are willing to work on grungy problems if they have a high impact on the business or the health of our platform.

Care deeply about the quality of the software / systems you build. You have an artisan mentality and are always looking to improve your craft. At the same time you are able to strike the right balance between idealism and pragmatism.

Finally, Figma is a close-knit company with a strong culture that promotes inclusivity and collaboration, taking ambitious goals and having fun doing so. You deeply value these traits and see yourself actively contributing to it.

Benefits

Health, dental & vision

Retirement with company contribution

Parental leave & reproductive or family planning support

Mental health & wellness benefits

Generous PTO

Company recharge days

A learning & development stipend

A work from home stipend

Cell phone reimbursement

Company

Figma

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Figma is a design platform that develops web applications for interface design with offline features.

Founded in 2012

San Francisco, California, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

https://www.figma.com

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