✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Software Engineer, Developer Experience

at Figma

📍 San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States Onsite Posted March 19, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Figma is seeking a senior engineer to lead build systems and CI/CD infrastructure, focusing on large-scale monorepos, automation, and cloud deployment. The role involves strategic leadership and cross-team collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead build system strategy
  • Optimize CI/CD pipelines
  • Manage large monorepos
  • Implement infrastructure automation
  • Collaborate with engineering teams

Technical Overview

The role involves managing build pipelines, optimizing CI/CD processes, and automating infrastructure using AWS, Buildkite, and other tools. Experience with large monorepos and distributed systems is required.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior engineer with over 8 years of experience in build systems, CI/CD, and large-scale infrastructure, with deep expertise in AWS and automation. Leadership and strategic planning skills are essential.

Must-Have Skills

8+ years of engineering experienceDeep expertise in build systems (e.g.BazelBuckPantsGradle)Experience with large-scale monoreposOptimizing CI/CD pipelinesBuilding developer tooling at scaleAWS experienceCI platforms like Buildkite

Nice-to-Have Skills

BazelBuckPantsGradleAWSBuildkiteDistributed CIScalable build systemsInfrastructure automation

Tools & Platforms

BuildkiteAWSBazelBuckPantsGradle

Required Skills

Build systemsCI/CDAWSBuildkitelarge monoreposdistributed systemsscalable infrastructureinfrastructure as codeDevOpsautomation

Hard Skills

Build systemsCI/CDAWSBuildkiteLarge monoreposDistributed systemsScalable infrastructureInfrastructure as CodeDevOpsPlatform engineeringAutomationScriptingContainer orchestration

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic planningcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingmentoringtechnical guidance

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Leading build and CI/CD infrastructure for engineering velocity
Role Subtype Software Engineer
Tech Domains Build systems, AWS, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Distributed systems

Keywords for Your Resume

build systemsCI/CDAWSBuildkitemonorepodistributed systemsscalable infrastructureinfrastructure as codeDevOpsautomationlarge-scale builddeveloper toolingengineering leadershipscalabilitycontinuous integration

Deal Breakers

Less than 8 years of experience, No experience with build systems or CI/CD, Lack of AWS or Buildkite experience, Inability to work onsite in US locations

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