Engineering Manager - Production Engineering

Figma is seeking a Senior Manager to lead its Production Engineering team, which focuses on end-to-end reliability, durability, scalability, and performance of Figma products and services. The successful candidate will be responsible for scaling and driving initiatives and programs that support Figma’s production engineering efforts, allowing its product teams to rapidly deliver new features. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of driving technological and organizational change across these areas successfully in the past, including owning systems like traffic and network systems, infrastructure automation (infra-as-code), and programs around reliability, scalability, and performance.

• Set the vision and standard for a best-in-class PE function, in close collaboration with Engineering Directors and Managers
• Manage, support, and grow a diverse, high-functioning and highly engaged team of software engineers focused on reliability, scalability, and performance
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission of a PE team that also supports Figma’s broader business priorities and mission
• Own the end-to-end reliability, scalability, and performance program for Figma products and end user experiences
• Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization.

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in high-output, high-velocity engineering teams in roles (Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Systems Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Network Engineer, Database Administrator or similar roles)
• At least 3 years of experience as an engineering manager
• Proven track record of supporting high velocity product teams, while maintaining high-uptime and reliability
• A desire to build an inclusive and diverse culture
• Experience scaling products and teams in hyper-growth environments