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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Figma, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $153,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Shard (Database Architecture), DDoS Mitigation, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Productivity Software, Redis, Ruby, Screen Reader, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Rust (Programming Language), Istio, Backend, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Build Tools, Stream Processing, Golang - **Published:** August 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1821628/ ## About the Role * 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, specifically in backend or infrastructure engineering.. * Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts such as sharding, replication, consistency, and eventual convergence. * Experience with cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure), infrastructure-as-code, and container orchestration. * Proficiency in languages such as Go, TypeScript, Python, Rust, or Ruby. * Strong system design skills and a track record of architecting resilient production systems. * Excellent communication skills, with experience collaborating across teams and mentoring others., * Experience scaling storage platforms (e.g., Postgres, Redis, S3, DynamoDB) or operating streaming systems like Kafka. * Background in traffic management, DDoS mitigation, or service mesh technologies (e.g., Envoy, Istio). * A history of developing complex, realtime distributed systems at scale. * A passion for building developer productivity tools, including development environments, CI/CD pipelines, and build systems. * Experience with evolving large-scale, shared developer platforms to improve reliability and developer velocity. * Strong problem-solving skills and a bias for action-especially when tackling high-impact, gritty challenges., 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. ## Description * Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable infrastructure systems that support product innovation and user collaboration at scale. * Architect and evolve distributed systems including storage platforms, streaming infrastructure, and compute orchestration. * Improve developer experience by building internal platforms, CI/CD systems, build tools, and APIs. * Collaborate across product and infrastructure teams to design secure, maintainable, and performant systems. * Participate in shaping platform strategy, roadmaps, and engineering best practices across the organization. * Debug and resolve complex production issues that span services and layers of the stack. * Mentor engineers and foster a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and technical excellence., * 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 To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. 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