AI Applied ScientistActive$376K

San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United StatesCreative

The opportunity

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI.

What they're looking for

  • Experience working on deep learning and generative AI frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, HuggingFace etc
  • Experience training LLMs with Reinforcement Learning techniques such as: preference-based RL (DPO, PPO) and/or RL with verifiable rewards (RLVR) such as GRPO/DAPO. Experience with RL from execution feedback for Coding, and RL with non-verifiable rewards will be a plus
  • + years in Generative AI, and 6+ years of experience in one or more of the: following areas: machine learning, natural language processing/understanding, computer vision
  • Strong software engineering skills with 5+ years of experience in programming: languages (Python, C++, Java or R)