Manager, Software Engineering - Observability

Figma

San Francisco, California, United States
Base: $258,000 - $376,000 usd; bonus/equity: equit...
On-site
4+ years leading infrastructure teams
Deep experience with datadog and opentelemetry
Strong understanding of distributed systems
This role leads a team of five engineers responsible for shaping the future of visibility and efficiency at Figma through advanced observability strategies

Job Summary

  • This role leads a team of five engineers responsible for shaping the future of visibility and efficiency at Figma through advanced observability strategies.
  • The successful candidate will own the core observability stack, including vendor platforms like Datadog, ensuring high availability and strong data quality across metrics, logs, and traces.
  • Figma offers a competitive compensation package including equity, health benefits, generous PTO, and a learning & development stipend.

Matching Summary

This role leads a team of five engineers responsible for shaping the future of visibility and efficiency at Figma through advanced observability strategies.

Salary

Base: $258,000 - $376,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Equity offered; Benefits: Health, dental, vision, retirement, parental leave, PTO, and stipends

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 4+ years leading infrastructure teams
  • Deep experience with Datadog and OpenTelemetry
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems
  • Experience with SLO design and incident response
  • Track record delivering reliable production systems

Nice-to-have

  • Experience designing company-wide observability standards
  • Background in infrastructure cost optimization
  • Experience applying AI/ML to anomaly detection
  • Familiarity with multi-language instrumentation frameworks
  • Experience scaling high-performing engineering teams

Key Requirements

  • 4+ years leading infrastructure or platform engineering teams
  • Proven track record of delivering highly reliable production systems
  • Experience driving cost transparency and accountability initiatives

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