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 you'll do
Partner with cross-functional teams to turn ambiguous product, platform, or: business questions into well-defined data science problems
Analyze user, product, or business data to uncover insights and recommend actions
Design and evaluate experiments, metrics, statistical or machine learning models, and analytical frameworks
Communicate assumptions, tradeoffs, limitations, and recommendations clearly: to technical and non-technical partners
Own a focused internship project end-to-end, from problem framing and: technical execution through final recommendations, with potential to continue toward publication after the internship
Currently pursuing a PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science,: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Economics, Operations Research, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field; with demonstrated experience conducting independent research (e.g. thesis or equivalent research milestone)
What they're looking for
- Demonstrated fluency in one or more research methodologies or technical: areas, such as statistics, experimentation, machine learning, causal inference, econometrics, optimization, user research methods, or AI/LLMs
- Experience using a scripting language such as Python or R, as well as: proficiency with SQL, for analysis, modeling, or work with complex or large-scale datasets through research, internships, or applied projects
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and connect analysis to: decisions, recommendations, or product/business impact
- A curious, rigorous, and self-starting mindset, with the ability to thrive in: ambiguous, fast-moving environments and translate research into real-world impact
