Security Data Scientist, Figma

PhD, 2025

$185-195k

Salary applicable to SF & NY applicants only and may vary depending on other locations. + Annual bonus plan

SQL

Python

Figma

Redshift

Spark

Snowflake

Hive

Entry and Junior level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

Design platform for product teams

Be an early applicant

Design platform for product teams

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsDesignSaaSProduct Management

Be an early applicant

$185-195k

Salary applicable to SF & NY applicants only and may vary depending on other locations. + Annual bonus plan

SQL

Python

Figma

Redshift

Spark

Snowflake

Hive

Entry and Junior level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsDesignSaaSProduct Management

Company mission

Figma's mission is to help teams create, share, test, and ship better designs from start to finish.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We are looking for security data scientists with a strong grasp of security and anti-abuse fundamentals
Recently obtained or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in Computer Science or a related field. Degrees must be completed prior to starting at Figma
Good understanding of real world security and anti-abuse problems in the industry
Fluency in SQL
Proficiency in Python, R, or a similar scripting language
Experience in distributed data processing systems and framework (Hive, Redshift, Presto, Snowflake, Spark, etc)
Firm knowledge of statistical methods and experimental design
Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills
A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills

What the job involves

As a Security Data Scientist, you will leverage your data analysis skills and help identify and drive impactful projects to improve the safety and security of Figma's product, platform, and our IT systems
The mission of the Figma Security team is to help Figmates ship the most secure and safe product to our users
You will partner closely with teams in Security Engineering as well as teams across the company to focus on systemic security and safety improvements and risk reduction
You will also leverage your security and data analysis skills to support and participate in security design reviews and consulting, incident response, and risk management
Collaborate cross-functionally across the company to understand existing security and anti-abuse problems and work with engineering, product, data science, and other teams on solutions
Understand attacker and user behavior on the Figma platform and inside Figma through creation of new datasets, metrics, experimentation, etc, and guide strategy and decision making
Conduct investigations and design reviews to identify current and new attack vectors against Figma products and services
Advocate for security and secure practices throughout Figma
Establish partnerships with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Data Science, Design, Legal, and others

Our take

Figma is a web-based design platform that helps cross-functional teams of designers, project managers, and developers easily collaborate on product design projects. Its standout feature, Multiplayer mode, is like Google Docs for design, letting team members collaborate in real-time on project files that are hosted in the cloud.

Founded in 2012, Figma quickly established itself among its competitors in the sector and, in 2024, achieved a valuation of $12.5 billion after a large funding round backed by the likes of General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. However, its recent focus on AI tools has had mixed results; Figma's Make Design tool, which generates apps using AI, was taken off the market soon after launch.

Nevertheless, thousands of industry-leading companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, GitHub and Microsoft use Figma to scale their design efforts easily across distributed teams. A 2025 IPO is on the cards too, and Figma has the customer base and market trust to pull it off.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

97% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Trustpilot (2.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

May 2024

$415.7m

SERIES F

Jan 2022

$0.5m

SERIES E

Total funding: $749.1m

Company benefits

Equity
Health, Dental, & Vision
Retirement with company contribution
Parental leave & fertility support
Mental health and wellness benefits
Generous PTO
Company recharge days
Learning & development stipend
Work from home stipend
Cell phone reimbursement

Company HQ

Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Dylan Field

(CEO)

Previous Research Assistant at Microsoft for 1 year. Spent 2.5 years at Brown University pursuing a CS/Math degree, dropping out with the support of the Thiel Fellowship, when he earnt a grant of $100,000 to pursue entrepreneurial projects.

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