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Figma is expanding its team of dedicated individuals, committed to making design accessible to all. Birthed on the Web, Figma facilitates entire product teams to brainstorm, create, test, and launch superior designs collectively. We believe that great products and enduring companies cannot be created in isolation—so come create with us!
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The Data Science team at Figma collaborates directly with our product and engineering teams to discover insights, inform decisions, and apply a data perspective to crucial business issues central to Figma’s growth. Our work is diverse and constantly evolving. As an intern on our team, you will have an opportunity to apply your skills to technical challenges that will substantially impact our business and product. We are looking for data scientists with strong coding and statistics foundations and excellent communication skills among technical and non-technical audiences.
What you’ll do at Figma:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, Research, Design, Sales, and Marketing to convert business questions into data challenges
• Evaluate experiments to measure the impact of product changes
• Define and field metrics to guide decision making
• Construct models to understand user behavior and forecast growth
Some projects you could work on:
• Examine behavior patterns of potential new users and recommend how to scale the growth and acceptance of our core products through a data-driven strategy
• Research and implement innovative solutions for Figma's B2C monetization strategy by undertaking complex online experiments, utilizing causal inference techniques, and creating new north-star metrics for the monetization team.
• Examine in-depth product performance data, model and understand the causes of slow rendering or long load times, and help scale the results across our products and surfaces.
• Ensure the successful launch of a new feature for Figma’s largest Enterprise customers by defining success and guardrail metrics, building a tracking plan and dashboard, and disseminating results to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
• A strong foundation in statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, or another quantitative field
• Proficiency with basic SQL
• Experience with R, Python, or similar scripting language
• A thorough understanding of statistical methods and models
• Research experience in the natural sciences, social sciences, or behavioral sciences
• Experience working with creative tools
• A proactive approach and strong communication and collaboration skills
At Figma, we value continuous growth. We believe in hiring intelligent, curious individuals who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re thrilled about this role but your past experience doesn’t align exactly with the points highlighted in the job description, we urge you to apply anyway. You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles.
This internship role offers a monthly stipend as stated below. Figma also offers interns a housing stipend and travel reimbursement. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Internship (Monthly Stipend)
$7,450—$7,450 USD
We will work to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, carry out essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please inform your recruiter if you require accommodation.
About Figma
Dylan Field and Evan Wallace co-founded Figma in 2012 with the vision of building tools for designers in the browser. They intended to create the first design tool that combined the accessibility of the Web with the functionality of a native app. Today, Figma is a platform with tools and spaces that support the entire product development process—from idea to design to build—and has simplified collaboration for companies like Microsoft, Uber, and The New York Times, among others.
At Figma, we celebrate and support our differences. We know that employing a team diverse in backgrounds, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, products, and community to thrive. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace—we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in line with legal requirements.
