CrawlJobs Logo
Figma Logo Figma · IT - Software Development

Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

United States, San Francisco 149000.00 - 350000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted December 08, 2025
Apply Position
Job Link Share

Job Description

At Figma, infrastructure is at the heart of everything we build. As a Software Engineer on our Infrastructure team, you’ll help design, build, and operate the systems that power our real-time collaborative design tools used by millions of people worldwide. We’re scaling fast, and we’re looking for experienced distributed systems engineers across a variety of teams. Whether you’re passionate about storage, compute orchestration, developer tooling, networking, or real-time data systems, this role offers an opportunity to shape the technical foundation of one of the most beloved design platforms in the world.

Job Responsibility

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.

Nice to have

  • 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.

What we offer

  • equity
  • health, dental & vision benefits
  • retirement with company contribution
  • parental leave & reproductive or family planning support
  • mental health & wellness benefits
  • generous PTO
  • company recharge days
  • a learning & development stipend
  • a work from home stipend
  • cell phone reimbursement
  • annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
Figma - All Job Offers

Looking for more opportunities?

Search for other job offers that match your skills and interests.

Suggested Tags: Frontend Developer Secretary Talent Manager Salesforce Administrator Data Analyst
Similar Jobs for

Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

8 matching positions

Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

We are looking for a distributed systems engineer to work on the systems that po...
Location
Location
United States
Salary
Salary:
180000.00 - 320000.00 USD / Year
hightouch.com Logo
Hightouch
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Experience and comfort with distributed systems and high-scale systems or the ability and desire to build this experience quickly
  • Experience building syncing engines that process and move terabytes of data per day in a scalable way
  • Experience creating event collection or data streaming services that power company critical systems
  • Experience owning systems that have undergone orders of magnitude of growth and helped them scale accordingly
  • Relevant skills and being a fast learner who is excited to take on the challenges we face
  • Strong communicators
  • Have a growth mindset
  • Motivated and persistent in achieving our goals
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Work on the systems that power the syncing engine our customers and other engineering teams rely on
  • Apply expertise in distributed systems, performance optimization, and troubleshooting to push the boundaries of what is possible and meaningfully improve our ability to move massive amounts of customer data
  • Work on a multi-cloud and multi-region infrastructure that supports a global customer base
  • Own and deliver projects from start to finish
  • Work directly with customers to solve their hardest scaling problems
  • Have influence over what we work on as a team and company
  • Work on problems including Sync Speed, Streaming Syncing, Scalability and Reliability, Personalization API, Multi-Region and Multi-Cloud
What we offer
What we offer
  • Meaningful equity compensation in the form of ISO options
  • Offer early exercise and a 10 year post-termination exercise window
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & ML Infrastructure)

Overview: An Elite FinTech firm is expanding its world-class engineering team an...
Location
Location
Singapore , Singapore
Salary
Salary:
250000.00 SGD / Year
hunterbond.com Logo
Hunter Bond
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Open to all experience levels
  • Proven experience coding in Python
  • Strong understanding or interest in distributed systems and ML infrastructure
  • Enthusiasm to learn Rust (supported by internal mentorship and training)
  • Excellent academic background
  • Experience in high-stakes, low-latency, mission-critical environments where reliability and performance are non-negotiable
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Design and build high-performance, distributed systems for large-scale ML infrastructure
  • Drive best practices in software architecture, testing, and scalability
  • Lead and collaborate on multiple greenfield initiatives focused on performance, reliability, and scale
What we offer
What we offer
  • Industry Leading Bonus
  • Work on next-gen distributed systems and ML infrastructure
  • Take ownership of multiple greenfield builds
  • Zero bureaucracy and a genuinely collaborative culture
  • Stunning offices
  • Dedicated time for personal projects every Friday!
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & ML Infrastructure)

An Elite FinTech firm is expanding its world-class engineering team and looking ...
Location
Location
France , Paris
Salary
Salary:
160000.00 EUR / Year
hunterbond.com Logo
Hunter Bond
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Open to all experience levels
  • Proven experience coding in Python
  • Strong understanding or interest in distributed systems and ML infrastructure
  • Enthusiasm to learn Rust (supported by internal mentorship and training)
  • Excellent academic background
  • Experience in high-stakes, low-latency, mission-critical environments where reliability and performance are non-negotiable
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Design and build high-performance, distributed systems for large-scale ML infrastructure
  • Drive best practices in software architecture, testing, and scalability
  • Lead and collaborate on multiple greenfield initiatives focused on performance, reliability, and scale
What we offer
What we offer
  • Up to €160,000 + Industry Leading Bonus
  • Work on next-gen distributed systems and ML infrastructure
  • Take ownership of multiple greenfield builds
  • Zero bureaucracy and a genuinely collaborative culture
  • Stunning offices
  • Dedicated time for personal projects every Friday
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Golang + Python on Kubernetes)

We are seeking Full Stack/Back End Software Engineers who are passionate about m...
Location
Location
United States , San Francisco, California
Salary
Salary:
229900.00 - 286200.00 USD / Year
capitalone.com Logo
Capital One
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • At least 6 years of experience in software engineering
  • At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
  • Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code
  • Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
  • Utilize programming languages like JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services
What we offer
What we offer
  • Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)
  • Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Sr. Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision...
Location
Location
United States , Redmond
Salary
Salary:
119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year
https://www.microsoft.com/ Logo
Microsoft Corporation
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
  • pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#/.NET or equivalent backend languages OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#/.NET or equivalent backend languages
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large scale backend or distributed systems
  • Experience leading technical design for services or platforms
  • Experience designing, implementing, deploying, and operating scalable cloud services
  • Track record of owning critical systems with high reliability and operational excellence
  • Experience collaborating across engineering, product, and operations teams
  • Proficiency in C#, Java, Go, or similar backend languages
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Drives requirements and design by partnering with stakeholders to define and refine requirements for messaging system features
  • Owns design and implementation of highly available, distributed messaging components in the cloud
  • Defines the test strategy for messaging system components
  • Elevates engineering productivity by identifying tooling gaps in the development lifecycle for cloud messaging systems
  • Leads incident response and operational excellence as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI)
What we offer
What we offer
  • Eligible for benefits and other compensation
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Golang + Python on Kubernetes)

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solvin...
Location
Location
United States , San Francisco; McLean; New York; San Jose; Cambridge
Salary
Salary:
229900.00 - 286200.00 USD / Year
capitalone.com Logo
Capital One
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • At least 6 years of experience in software engineering
  • At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
  • Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code
  • Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
  • Utilize programming languages like JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services
What we offer
What we offer
  • Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)
  • comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Software Engineer, Distributed Systems - Infra

You'll build and scale the application and data infrastructure that supports 70M...
Location
Location
United States , San Francisco
Salary
Salary:
180000.00 - 275000.00 USD / Year
gamma.app Logo
Gamma
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 3–5+ years of backend engineering experience building scalable systems
  • Strong proficiency in backend technologies (Node.js, Python, or similar) and databases (PostgreSQL, Redis)
  • Experience with high-traffic production systems and performance optimization
  • Track record shipping high-quality, complex applications under tight timelines
  • Product-minded approach with understanding of how technical decisions impact user experience and business metrics
  • Thrives in fast-paced, product-led environments where shipping quality directly impacts growth
  • Experience with real-time collaboration systems, event pipelines, or AI-powered applications (Nice to have)
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Design and implement scalable APIs, distributed systems, and data infrastructure that serve millions of users
  • Help define and evolve the core data model and storage systems powering Gamma's business
  • Ship backend systems that directly impact growth metrics and user experience
  • Work on real-time collaborative editing, databases, public APIs, and high-volume event pipelines
  • Balance long-term technical investments with rapid shipping velocity
  • Collaborate across frontend, product, and data teams to deliver high-quality solutions under tight timelines
What we offer
What we offer
  • Equity
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analyti...
Location
Location
Canada , Vancouver
Salary
Salary:
114400.00 - 203900.00 CAD / Year
https://www.microsoft.com/ Logo
Microsoft Corporation
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
  • 3+ years experience with distributed messaging systems such as Azure Service Bus, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Google Pub/Sub, or SQS/Kinesis or experience with stream processing or real-time data platforms such as Apache Spark, Flink, Storm, or similar frameworks
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
  • This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Drive the design and implementation of complex, large-scale distributed systems by producing technical designs, proof-of-concepts, and prototype solutions from ambiguous or high-level requirements
  • Own end-to-end delivery of key system components, including design tradeoffs, implementation, testing strategy, deployment, and long-term operability
  • Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and resilience by identifying architectural gaps, leading refactoring efforts, and addressing systemic technical debt
  • Define and apply metrics, best practices, and quality bars to ensure long-term service stability, operational excellence, and strong return on engineering investment
  • Lead code reviews and design discussions, setting technical direction and mentoring engineers to improve overall code quality and system design maturity
  • Collaborate across teams and organizations to align designs, influence dependencies, and deliver solutions that scale across Azure
  • Build and evolve the core messaging infrastructure that underpins hundreds of thousands of Azure applications, supporting critical platform capabilities such as eventing, asynchronous workflows, telemetry, and diagnostics.
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right