Manager, Software Engineering - Storage Platform

Figma's Databases team owns the foundational data layer that powers every Figma file, component, comment, and collaboration session. We operate sharded Postgres clusters at scale, build the tooling that keeps database operations safe and fast (schema migrations, provisioning, operational guardrails), and develop higher-level data products like distributed caching and streaming infrastructure.

As the Engineering Manager of this team, you'll lead engineers who are the last line of defense for Figma's most critical stateful systems — and the first to build the next generation of database infrastructure as Figma scales. You'll partner closely with product engineering teams across the company, own reliability and performance for our data tier, and shape how we integrate AI into database operations.

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States. 

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Lead and develop engineers responsible for Figma's core database infrastructure, including sharded Postgres clusters, schema management, migrations tooling, and database provisioning
• Own the reliability and operational excellence of Figma's data tier — drive incident response, postmortem culture, and proactive investment in system resilience
• Set technical direction and roadmap for the area, balancing reliability investments with platform capabilities that accelerate product engineering teams
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to prioritize work across competing demands — this is a foundational platform team that every product team depends on
• Recruit, retain, and grow top infrastructure engineering talent — build a team culture where engineers do the best work of their careers
• Drive execution through clear planning, regular reviews, and transparent communication of progress and risks to stakeholders
• Collaborate with peer engineering managers across Infrastructure on shared operational standards and cross-cutting initiatives
• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted tooling to improve developer experience around database operations — from schema guidance to automated migration safety checks