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Software Engineer, Traffic

Design, build, and operate scalable distributed systems and edge networks on AWS to handle Figma's growing customer traffic and services. Requires 4+ years building infrastructure at scale, experience with TypeScript or Go, and distributed/traffic systems.

153k – 376kSan Francisco, CANew York, NYDevOps / SRERemote4+ YOE

About the role

What you'll do at Figma:

  • 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

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

  • 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 have:

  • 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

Skills

TypeScriptGoAWSDistributed SystemsService MeshDdos MitigationTcpHttpDNSSslEnvoyHaproxyVpc Flow LogsAWS Lambda

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