Remote: Lead Build Systems Engineer, Developer Experience

Figma; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 376,000; Full time

Job summary

Figma is hiring a Technical Leader for the Build Systems team to drive strategy and improve engineering velocity. This role focuses on building scalable build systems and CI infrastructure while mentoring team members.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of engineering experience, deep expertise in build systems like Bazel, and strong leadership qualities. This full-time position can be held remotely from the United States or from one of Figma's hubs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience, including 4+ years on Infrastructure, Platform, or Developer Experience teams.
• Deep expertise in build systems and operating large-scale monorepos.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and strong coding skills in languages such as Go, TypeScript, Python, or Ruby.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical roadmap and strategy for the Build Systems team.
• Lead complex, multi‑quarter initiatives reducing build/test times.
• Design, build, and maintain modern developer tools including scalable build systems.
• Architect and implement large‑scale infrastructure on AWS.

Skills

Build systems expertise

Cloud infrastructure (AWS)

CI/CD optimization

Leadership and mentoring

Coding skills (Go, TypeScript, Python, Ruby)

Education

8+ years of engineering experience

Tools

Bazel

CI platforms (e.g., Buildkite)

Job description

Figma is hiring a Technical Leader for the Build Systems team to drive strategy and improve engineering velocity. This role focuses on building scalable build systems and CI infrastructure while mentoring team members.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of engineering experience, deep expertise in build systems like Bazel, and strong leadership qualities. This full-time position can be held remotely from the United States or from one of Figma's hubs.