Figma
Posted 14 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Software Engineer - Traffic
Brief overview
Remote
UndergradOr in progress
$153k–$376k/yrStated range
4+ yrsMinimum
103 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
25 green cardsCertified filings
Distributed SystemsTraffic SystemsAWSTypeScriptGoNetwork SecurityDDoS MitigationVPC Flow LogsAWS LambdaTCPHTTPDNSSSLEnvoyHAProxy
About the company
Figmafigma.com
Figma is a collaborative design tool that enables teams to create, prototype, and test digital products on one platform.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.103H-1B approved
98%approval rate
27new H-1B hires
25PERM certified
$206,432median wage / yr
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Job description
Summary
Figma is a design and collaboration platform that helps teams bring ideas to life and work together in real time. The Software Engineer - Traffic will design, build, and operate scalable infrastructure and distributed systems, while developing secure networks, service mesh capabilities, and DDoS detection and mitigation systems. The role also involves debugging production issues across services and infrastructure layers.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and operate scalable distributed systems and services that power Figma's innovative tools for design and collaboration
- Develop and secure our internal and edge network running on AWS
- Help design and deploy an internal service mesh network which can support Figma's growing portfolio of services and features
- Develop intelligent detection and auto-scaling countermeasures for DDoS threats
- Debug and resolve production issues across services and multiple layers of the stack, reducing mean time to resolution for critical incidents
Skills
- 4+ years of experience building infrastructure components and services at scale in a cloud environment
- Experience with programming languages like TypeScript or Go
- Experience building and scaling distributed and traffic systems as an individual contributor and/or Team Lead
- Proven track record of building, scaling, and shipping high-quality products in high growth environments
- Experience communicating cross-functionally and working with teams handling network and traffic systems at scale for millions of customers
- Deep knowledge of DDoS attack mechanisms and mitigation solutions on AWS or Cloud environments
- Significant background securing network infrastructure
- Traffic analytics using VPC Flow Logs, Lambda, and other data sources
- Experience with TCP, HTTP, DNS, and SSL protocols
- Experience with network proxies like Envoy and Haproxy
Qualifications
Must Haves
- 4+ years of experience building infrastructure components and services at scale in a cloud environment
- Experience with programming languages like TypeScript or Go
- Experience building and scaling distributed and traffic systems as an individual contributor and/or Team Lead
- Proven track record of building, scaling, and shipping high-quality products in high growth environments
- Experience communicating cross-functionally and working with teams handling network and traffic systems at scale for millions of customers
Nice to Haves
- Deep knowledge of DDoS attack mechanisms and mitigation solutions on AWS or Cloud environments
- Significant background securing network infrastructure
- Traffic analytics using VPC Flow Logs, Lambda, and other data sources
- Experience with TCP, HTTP, DNS, and SSL protocols
- Experience with network proxies like Envoy and Haproxy
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
- Employer-provided paid flexible PTO for exempt employees, in addition to flexible paid sick leave
- Company recharge days
- Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
- Lifestyle spending accounts
- An annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
- Remote work in the United States
- Paid flexible PTO subject to manager approval
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