✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

at Figma

📍 San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States Remote Posted April 09, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Design and build large-scale distributed data systems powering analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence at Figma. Develop batch and streaming data pipelines, manage core platforms like Snowflake and ML Datalake, and drive data reliability and cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and build large-scale distributed data systems for analytics and AI/ML
  • Develop batch and streaming data pipelines
  • Manage Snowflake, ML Datalake, orchestration infra
  • Improve data reliability, quality, and compliance
  • Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence

Technical Overview

Focus on distributed data infrastructure, batch and streaming processing, and data ingestion/orchestration. Tech stack includes Spark, Flink, Kafka, Airflow, Dagster, dbt, Snowflake, Python, and Go; emphasize data quality, reliability, and governance.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend or data infrastructure engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and operating distributed data systems at scale, proficient in batch and streaming processing, and comfortable mentoring engineers in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years backend or infrastructure engineering experiencedesigning and building distributed data infrastructure at scaleSparkFlinkKafkaAirflowDagstertechnical communication skillsmentoring engineers

Nice-to-Have Skills

GolangGoPythonSQLdbtData Build ToolSnowflakereverse ETLreal-time event ingestion systemsdata governanceAI/ML pipelines

Tools & Platforms

SnowflakeAirflowDagsterKafkaSparkFlinkdbt (Data Build Tool)

Required Skills

Backend or infrastructure engineeringdistributed data infrastructureSparkFlinkKafkaAirflowDagsterSparkData Build TooldbtSnowflakePythonGolangGoSQL

Hard Skills

SparkApache SparkFlinkKafkaAirflowDagsterdbtData Build ToolSnowflakePythonGolangGoSQL

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationmentoringownershipproblem-solvingleadershiptime management

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Develop and operate scalable data infrastructure to power analytics and AI across Figma
Role Subtype Data Platform Engineer
Tech Domains Data Platform, Big Data, Distributed Systems, Data Processing

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

5+ years backend or infrastructure engineering experience, experience designing distributed data infrastructure at scale, proficiency with Spark, Flink, Kafka, or Airflow/Dagster

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