Database Engineering Manager

6 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Figma Full time
Join Figma's Database Engineering Team

Figma is a leading design and development platform that empowers teams to create innovative products. We're seeking an experienced Database Engineering Manager to lead our database engineering team and drive the development of our next-generation database services.

About the Role

We're looking for a seasoned engineering leader with a strong background in database systems, cloud infrastructure, and team management. As a Database Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for:

  • Managing and growing a team of engineers who design and build scalable database services
  • Developing and executing a long-term roadmap to evolve and scale our database platform
  • Partnering with engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects
  • Establishing trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • 3+ years of experience managing and leading high-output platform or product teams in a complex technical domain
  • 5+ years of experience building and scaling distributed or storage systems as a technical hands-on leader and/or as an individual contributor within a public cloud environment
  • Experience with database systems, storage systems, distributed systems, language design, query optimization, and performance
  • Hands-on experience with core data storage and streaming systems and technologies, such as Postgres, MySQL, Memcache, Redis, Kafka, and Kinesis
What We Offer

Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. We offer a competitive salary range of $250,000-$350,000 USD, depending on location and experience. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement with company contribution, parental leave, and mental health and wellness benefits.

We're an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from qualified candidates 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.



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