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[Remote] Data Engineer

Remote Full-time Now Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Figma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all, and they are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to partner with their Data Science and Data Infrastructure teams. The role involves owning and scaling data pipelines, collaborating with various business teams to ensure timely and reliable data delivery, and building metrics and reporting capabilities to support Figma's growth.

Responsibilities

  • Own, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that connect various cloud data sources
  • Develop a deep understanding of Figma’s core data models and optimize data pipelines for scale
  • Partner with the Data Science and Data Infrastructure teams to build new foundational data sets that are trusted, well understood, and enable self-service
  • Work with a wide range of cross-functional stakeholders to derive requirements and architect shared datasets; ability to document, simplify and explain complex problems to different types of audiences
  • Establish best practices for the development of specialized data sets for analytics and modeling

Skills

  • 4+ years in a relevant field
  • Fluency with both SQL and Python
  • Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, Dagster, and ETL/reverse ETL tools
  • Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills
  • A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Knowledge in data modeling methodologies to design and build robust data architectures for insightful analytics
  • Experience with business systems such as Salesforce, Customer IO, Stripe, NetSuite is a big plus

Benefits

  • Equity to employees
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits with company contributions
  • Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
  • Mental health and wellness benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
  • Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave
  • PTO is subject to manager approval
  • Company recharge days
  • Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
  • A number of lifestyle spending accounts
  • Sales incentive compensation for most sales roles
  • An annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
  • Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave (Exempt employees)

Company Overview

  • Figma is a collaborative design tool that enables teams to create, prototype, and test digital products on one platform. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.figma.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Figma has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 25 in 2026, 47 in 2025, 27 in 2024, 32 in 2023, 35 in 2022, 16 in 2021, 6 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.