Manager, Software Engineering - Data Platform

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! Figma is a data-driven organization, and Data Platform builds the foundation that makes that possible. The platform powers everything from core business metrics and product analytics to the applied AI and experimentation systems that teams across the company rely on to build and make decisions. In this role, you'll lead engineers across Data Platform through their next phase of scale, setting technical direction, growing the team, and partnering broadly across the company. 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: Lead and grow a team of engineers building and operating Figma's data platform, owning delivery, technical direction, and team health Set the roadmap and technical strategy for your sub area, and provide hands on technical leadership where the team needs it Drive the reliability, scalability, and forward strategy of the platform as adoption grows across the engineering and product organization Hire, grow, and coach engineers and tech leads, raising the bar and building a healthy, inclusive, high-performing team Partner with Data Science, Product, Finance, and Engineering to identify the highest-leverage priorities and drive alignment Make sound build versus buy decisions, including evaluating and managing platform vendors where it makes sense Keep delivery predictable while balancing near-term execution with long-term platform investment We'd love to hear from you if you have: 3+ years managing engineers, including senior ICs or tech leads, with a track record of building and scaling high-performing teams Demonstrated experience building and scaling data platform or data infrastructure systems in a production, online environment A strong software engineering background with senior or staff-level technical depth before moving into management, and enough current depth to set direct technical direction Strong partnership mentality and the ability to manage multiple cross-functional stakeholder groups such as Data Science, Product, Finance, and Engineering Ability to set technical direction, drive alignment, and prioritize clearly under ambiguity, paired with strong written communication While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have: Expertise in large-scale data processing systems, including batch, streaming, or applied AI and ML workloads Familiarity with experimentation or feature flagging platforms A track record of evaluating and managing vendor relationships A demonstrated ability to develop tech leads and scale hiring at pace At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Pay Transparency Disclosure 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. Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with company contributions; parental leave and reproductive or family planning…