Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud

Figma is hiring a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — USA). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Partner with engineering on scalability and security What we offer: • Home office and wellness stipends • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Annual learning and professional development budget • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Competitive salary and meaningful equity How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Figma is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Nice to have: • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently • Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment