AI Applied Scientist, Figma

• 5+ years of experience in programming languages (Python, C++, Java or R)
• 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, natural language processing/understanding, computer vision, generative models
• Proven experience researching, building and/or fine-tuning ML models in production environments
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
• At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles

Desirable

• We’re looking for engineers with a Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence background to improve our products and build new capabilities
• You will be driving fundamental and applied research in this area
• You will be combining industry best practices and a first-principles approach to design and build ML models that will improve Figma’s design and collaboration tool
• You will be driving fundamental and applied research in ML/AI. You will explore the boundaries of what is possible with the current technology set
• You will be combining industry best practices and a first-principles approach to design and build ML models
• Work in concert with product and infrastructure engineers to improve Figma’s design and collaboration tool through ML powered product features