• 2+ years of experience managing and leading a high output engineering team
• 5+ years experience building and scaling distributed systems as a leader and/or individual contributor
• Strong expertise in OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Solr, or other search engine technologies, with experience managing such search clusters at scale to serve production-facing traffic
• Experience with designing and managing scalable, high-performance, and reliable search infrastructure. Knowledge of search algorithms, indexing, and query processing
• Skills in optimizing search performance and reducing time-to-index latency. Familiarity with indexing and caching strategies, load balancing, and other performance-enhancing techniques
• Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team. Proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers

Desirable

• Hire, manage, support and develop a team of engineers who design and build scalable services to power Figma’s search platform and infrastructure
• Build and execute on a long-term roadmap to evolve and scale Search platform capabilities
• Partner with engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects
• Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
• Grow your career in an engaged and creative engineering community
• Figma is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and culture. We expect all of our leaders to play a role in helping to build and drive these initiatives through hiring, community events, and other programs in partnership with teams across all of Figma