Data Engineer

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p>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!</p></div><div> <div><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to partner with</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> our Data Science and Data Infrastructure teams to own and scale our data pipelines. You’ll also work closely with stakeholders across </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">business teams</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">including sales, marketing, and finance </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">to ensure that the data they need arrives promptly and reliably. You’ll play an integral role in building the metrics and self-serve reporting capabilities to unlock Figma’s next phase of growth.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">This is a great role </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">for an individual who is </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">passionate about working with data and data systems, and who love</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">s</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> solving problems. You’ll have a good sense for when it makes sense to build fast, scrappy solution</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">s</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> to unblock a key stakeholder vs. when to push back or bring in an outside service. </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">The ideal candidate will be a</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> great communicator who can help coordinate across multiple internal and external teams and take</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">s</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> pride in building end-to-end projects.<br><br>This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.<br></span></div> <h4><span class="ace-all-bold-hthree"><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z"><strong>What you'll do at Figma</strong></span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz75zpii8oz79zz84zz81zz85zz73ztz89zz72zhtz84zz86zuez77zrz72zrz71z6z83zz75zr4"><strong>:</strong></span></span></h4> <ul class="listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1"> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">Own, build, and maintai</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">n</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> scalable data pipelines that connect various cloud data sources.</span></li> <li><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">Develop a deep understanding of Figma’s </span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">core</span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> data model</span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">s</span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> and </span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">optimize</span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> data pipelines </span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">for scale.</span></li> <li><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">Partner with the Data Science and Data Infrastructure teams to build </span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">new </span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">foundational data sets that are trusted, well understood,</span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z"> and </span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">enable self-service</span><span class="thread-823458075660020386059750 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">Work with a wide range of cross-functional stakeholders to </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotvohideyz65zj9pz75zz88zz68zjbz71zcz70zz76z0flz89zz68zyz87zz80zkz72z6">derive requirements and architect shared datasets; ability to document, simplify and explain complex problems to different types of audiences.</span></li> <li><span class="thread-312380820324233966385572 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwsz122z8z75zyz82zoz83zuyz68zvsz87zz67zoz73zz86z5z78zdz75zz65zz77zukz75z5z82zz67z">Establish best practices for the development of specialized data sets for analytics and modeling.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <div> <h4>We'd love to hear from you if you have:</h4> </div> <ul class="listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1"> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvz89zvz80zuz72zwgqz90zz83zqz68zdz79zz80zz88zz79zcz83z0z65zjz75z4z83zz69zxz65z5z82z">4</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">+ years in a relevant field.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">Fluency with both SQL and Python.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotvohideyz65zj9pz75zz88zz68zjbz71zcz70zz76z0flz89zz68zyz87zz80zkz72z6">Dagster, </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">and ETL/reverse ETL tools.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills.</span></li> </ul> </div> <div class="section page-centered"> <h4>While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:</h4> <ul> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotvohideyz65zj9pz75zz88zz68zjbz71zcz70zz76z0flz89zz68zyz87zz80zkz72z6">Knowledge in data modeling methodologies to design and build robust data architectures for insightful analytics.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotvohideyz65zj9pz75zz88zz68zjbz71zcz70zz76z0flz89zz68zyz87zz80zkz72z6">Experience with business systems </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">such as Salesforce</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotvohideyz65zj9pz75zz88zz68zjbz71zcz70zz76z0flz89zz68zyz87zz80zkz72z6">, Customer IO, Stripe, NetSuite</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7"> is a big plus.</span></li> </ul> <div class="section page-centered"> <div> <div>At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.</div> </div> </div> </div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">Pay Transparency Disclosure</span></strong></p> <p>Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location.&nbsp;</p> <p>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

Responsibilities

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• —<h4>We'd love to hear from you if you have:</h4>
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• —<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">Fluency with both SQL and Python.</span></li>
• —<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills.</span></li>
• —<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills.</span></li>
• —<div class="section page-centered">
• —<h4>While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:</h4>

Requirements

• —<ul class="listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1">
• —<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz65zkz86zz66zwz73zz76zz79zz73zz85zz89zz88znwumz84zz88z29z76zgz84zz81zb2z122z7">Fluency with both SQL and Python.</span></li>
• —<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills.</span></li>
• —<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz66z704z78zpz67zz75zf5wz66zpurtz86zmpw4z69z2wz87zbiaz88zz79z">A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills.</span></li>
• —<div class="section page-centered">
• —<h4>While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:</h4>
• —<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotvohideyz65zj9pz75zz88zz68zjbz71zcz70zz76z0flz89zz68zyz87zz80zkz72z6">Knowledge in data modeling methodologies to design and build robust data architectures for insightful analytics.</span></li>
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Skills