Director, Software Engineering - Platform Services

Summary

Join Figma's growing team as a Director of Engineering for Platform Services and lead an engineering organization, defining and developing the roadmap and technical strategy for the next generation of critical product infrastructure. Work closely with engineering teams to build the infrastructure foundation for best-in-class real-time collaboration experiences. Support the development of new teams and areas in infrastructure, such as the Search Platform. Build a healthy, scalable, inclusive, and growth-oriented engineering organization, contributing to broader infrastructure and Figma engineering initiatives. Establish trust and accountability across teams, fostering a positive work environment. This full-time role can be based in a US hub or remotely within the United States.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience hiring and leading teams as an engineering leader with at least 2 years of experience managing managers
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering roles, ideally reaching staff level as an individual contributor
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling high-throughput distributed systems in an online environment that directly serve production traffic
• Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team; including a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers and engineering managers
• Strong partnership mentality and ability to manage multiple cross-functional stakeholder groups across technical and non-technical teams

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering organization, defining and developing the roadmap and technical strategy for our next generation of critical product infrastructure
• Work closely with Engineering Teams to define and build the infrastructure foundation to support best-in-class realtime collaboration experiences
• Support the development of new teams and areas in Infrastructure, such as Search Platform
• Build a healthy, scalable, inclusive, and growth-oriented engineering organization. Not only help with Platform Services, but also help broader Infrastructure and Figma Engineering initiatives
• Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
• Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. You will play a role in helping to build and drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and other programs in partnership with teams across all of Figma

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and scaling modern Search platforms and technology, with expertise in OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Solr, or other search engine technologies
• Experience building infrastructure for products integrated with LLMs and/or generative AI
• Hands-on experience building developer-facing query systems, implementing technologies such as GraphQL

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
• Sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles