Joblaze summary

The Data Platform Engineer at Figma focuses on developing and enhancing the data platform that supports analytics and product development. Key skills include strong software engineering, particularly in Python, and experience with modern data infrastructure and developer workflows. This role is ideal for seasoned professionals with a background in building production data platforms and leading cross-functional projects. Figma emphasizes a collaborative environment, partnering with various teams to ensure data reliability and accessibility.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 23, 2026. Last confirmed on Figma's careers page November 11, 2026.
Salary band is below the typical range for Data Engineering roles (median ~$180,000).
Starts above 10% of 116 comparable senior data engineering roles in United States that list Python we track (median $180,656 across 34 companies). See Python salary trends
Python appears in 73.6% of 201 comparable senior data engineering roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Data Platform Engineer role remote?: It's hybrid — Figma expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States.
What's the salary range?: Figma lists $153,000–$376,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Data Platform Engineer role.
Where is the role based?: Figma is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Cloud Data Warehouses, Python, infrastructure as code, observability tools, transformation frameworks, workflow orchestrators.
What seniority level is this role?: Figma targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Data Platform Engineer role at Figma.

From the original posting

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!

We are looking for a Data Platform Engineer to join our Data Engineering team and help build the foundational systems that power Figma’s next generation of AI-driven products and data experiences.

This is a unique opportunity to be an early engineer shaping Figma’s ML and data platform, enabling everything from self-serve analytics to production-grade AI systems. You’ll work at the intersection of data, infrastructure, and machine learning, building scalable systems that empower Data Science, unlock AI capabilities across the company, and bring data and models closer to the product experience.

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:

Build and evolve the shared data platform that powers analytics, Data Science, and data-driven product development at Figma
Make data development faster and easier by improving local development, testing, CI/CD, staging, and deployment workflows
Create self-service tools and clear paths for teams to build, deploy, and operate reliable data pipelines
Improve the reliability of critical data systems through better monitoring, data quality, incident response, upgrades, and performance management
Make trusted data easier to find and use by establishing clear definitions, ownership, lineage, and reliability expectations
Partner across Data Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Science, Research, Modeling Platform, Security, and Product Engineering to define ownership boundaries and supported patterns for batch, micro-batch, reverse ETL, and product-facing delivery

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

5+ years of experience building and operating production data platforms, developer infrastructure, or distributed systems
Strong software engineering skills (Python or similar), with experience designing reliable and scalable systems
Experience improving developer workflows such as local development, testing, CI/CD, orchestration, or deployment
Experience with modern data infrastructure, such as cloud data warehouses, transformation frameworks, workflow orchestrators, infrastructure as code, and observability tools
A track record of owning shared systems end to end, leading ambiguous cross-functional projects, and communicating effectively with Data Science, Infrastructure, and Product Engineering partners

Experience supporting ML or research data workflows

Pay Transparency Disclosure

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 support; mental health and wellness benefits; and paid time off. Figma provides paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the requirements of the Washington Minimum Wage Act and related regulations. Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave. PTO is subject to manager approval. Additional benefits may include company recharge days, cell phone and home internet reimbursements, and a number of lifestyle spending accounts. Figma also offers sales incentive compensation for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. All compensation and benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and may be modified by Figma at any time, consistent with applicable law.

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/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Data Platform Engineer

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