✨ About The Role
- The Director of Engineering for Data Infrastructure will lead an engineering organization and define the roadmap and technical strategy for the next generation of data infrastructure.
- The role involves close collaboration with engineering teams to build the infrastructure foundation that supports collaboration experiences and business insights.
- The candidate will be responsible for building a healthy, scalable, inclusive, and growth-oriented engineering organization.
- Establishing trust and accountability within and across teams is a key responsibility of this role.
- The position also involves contributing to broader infrastructure and engineering initiatives at Figma.
âš¡ Requirements
- The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in hiring and leading engineering teams, with at least 2 years of experience managing other managers.
- A strong background in software engineering roles, ideally with 8+ years of experience, is essential for this position.
- The candidate should have demonstrated experience in building and scaling data infrastructure systems in an online environment.
- Proven leadership skills are necessary, particularly in motivating, mentoring, and guiding senior engineers and engineering managers.
- A partnership mentality is crucial, with the ability to manage multiple cross-functional stakeholder groups effectively.