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Senior

Own Figma's build/CI platform across a polyglot monorepo serving thousands of engineers

This is a technical-leadership role on Figma's Build Systems team, responsible for the build pipelines, CI, merge queues, and test frameworks that every Figma engineer depends on. Expect deep questions on monorepo build systems (Bazel-class tooling), AWS-scale CI infrastructure, and how you drive multi-quarter velocity initiatives while mentoring other engineers.

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What this interview tests

  • Build systems (Bazel/Buck/Pants/Gradle) at monorepo scale
  • CI/CD reliability and developer tooling
  • AWS infrastructure for build pipelines
  • Technical leadership and mentorship
  • Cross-team roadmap ownership

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Walk through a build system or CI migration you led end to end

How do you diagnose and fix flaky tests or slow CI at scale

Tell me about mentoring an engineer through a hard architectural decision

How do you balance a multi-quarter platform bet against quarterly delivery pressure

Describe a time you had to influence senior stakeholders on technical direction

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