IT Engineer, Internal AI Infrastructure
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
Posted 20 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Figma's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Figma's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Figma
- high 119 stale, 4 reposted of 158 open
- Hiring momentum
- 217 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Figma's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Figma.
About this role
In this role, you'll be responsible for designing and building the infrastructure that supports internal AI applications at Figma. This includes creating hosting solutions, model routing systems, and ensuring security and compliance for AI workloads. You'll collaborate with various teams to integrate identity and access management, and help shape the platform strategy as part of a small, focused team.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Figma as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with significant time in infrastructure, platform, or backend engineering
- A track record of building internal platforms that other engineers and teams adopted
- Strong system design skills and experience architecting resilient, observable production systems
- Hands-on experience with LLM operations, including model gateways or routing
- Experience with identity and access management in an enterprise environment
Nice to have
- Experience building internal AI platforms or workspaces
- Familiarity with MCP, agent orchestration frameworks, or skill/plugin registry patterns
- Experience working within audit and compliance programs
- A history of being the first infrastructure hire on a small team
What you get
- Equity to employees
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits with company contributions
- Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Paid time off
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack used
- Role involves significant collaboration across various teams, which may require strong interpersonal skills
- The position is remote-friendly but based in the US, which may limit international candidates
- Salary range provided but is dependent on various factors, including qualifications and market demands
Summarised from Figma's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Figma on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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