Software Engineer, Traffic

Figma; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 376,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Retirement with company contribution

Generous PTO and company recharge days

Learning & development stipend

Job summary

Figma is looking for technical leaders to join their team to design and build scalable distributed systems and services. You will secure and enhance their internal and edge networks while developing intelligent solutions to combat DDoS threats.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience in cloud environments and a proven track record of product quality. Figma offers a competitive compensation package and celebrates diversity within the workplace.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building infrastructure at scale.
• Experience designing edge and network systems.
• Ability to debug and resolve production issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate scalable systems.
• Develop and secure internal and edge network.
• Implement intelligent DDoS detection and auto-scaling.

Skills

Building infrastructure components in cloud environments

TypeScript or Go

Distributed systems

Cross-functional communication

Tools

AWS

VPC Flow Logs

Envoy and Haproxy

Job description

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you’re brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you’re excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!

Server Platform is at the core of Figma's infrastructure foundation! This area owns the foundational layer of infrastructure that underpins all other infrastructure and application services at Figma. The Foundation team under Server Platform is Infrastructure's infrastructure. This team enables the efficient operation and rapid development of reliable infrastructure at Figma through opinionated platforms.

We are building the V2 of Infrastructure and setting key initiatives that will set the tone for infrastructure for the next half decade. We’re looking for thoughtful and technical leaders with experience focused on designing the next generation edge and network to handle our growing customer traffic and services.

This is a full‑time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Design, build and operate scalable distributed systems and services that power Figma’s innovative tools for design and collaboration
• Develop and secure our internal and edge network running on AWS
• Help design and deploy an internal service mesh network that can support Figma’s growing portfolio of services and features
• Develop intelligent detection and auto‑scaling countermeasures for DDoS threats
• Debug and resolve production issues across services and multiple layers of the stack, reducing mean time to resolution for critical incidents

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• 4+ years of experience building infrastructure components and services at scale in a cloud environment
• Experience with programming languages like TypeScript or Go
• Experience building and scaling distributed and traffic systems as an individual contributor and/or Team Lead
• Proven track record of building, scaling, and shipping high-quality products in high‑growth environments
• Experience communicating cross‑functionally and working with teams handling network and traffic systems at scale for millions of customers

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

• Deep knowledge of DDoS attack mechanisms and mitigation solutions on AWS or Cloud environments
• Significant background securing network infrastructure
• Traffic analytics using VPC Flow Logs, Lambda, and other data sources
• Experience with TCP, HTTP, DNS, and SSL protocols
• Experience with network proxies like Envoy and Haproxy

Pay Transparency Disclosure

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. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. 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. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.

Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including 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, and cell phone reimbursement. 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.

Annual Base Salary Range

$153,000 – $376,000 USD

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace – we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [e-mail].

• Holding interviews in an accessible location
• Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
• Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
• Changing the mode or format of interviews

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