Data Scientist, Figma
Platform
$164-338k
+Equity
1-3 days a week in office
Design platform for product teams
Be an early applicant
Design platform for product teams
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$164-338k
+Equity
1-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
Figma's mission is to help teams create, share, test, and ship better designs from start to finish.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join Figma's Core Data Science Team
- The ideal candidate is passionate about transforming new methodologies and best practices into useful tools for others, has a proven track record of collaborating across different functions to drive impact, and is enthusiastic about creative problem-solving
- 5+ years relevant work experience in Analytics, Data Science or Software Engineering
- Fluency in SQL
- Excellent programming skills in Python, R, or a similar scripting language
- Experience in distributed data processing systems and framework (Hive, Redshift, Presto, Snowflake, Spark, etc)
- Experience developing machine learning models with common machine learning frameworks and packages like PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, and SparkMLlib
- Firm knowledge of statistical methods
- Experience navigating complex problems, identifying solutions, and driving the execution of those solutions
- Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills
- A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills
- A passion for mentoring and helping other colleagues
What the job involves
- In this role, you will focus on enhancing the efficiency of Data Scientists and other data practitioners at Figma by improving data quality, developing internal tools, and applying novel statistical methods to problems specific to Figma
- Introduce new methods to increase the rigor of the analyses conducted by the Data Science team
- Create and deploy frameworks and tools to help increase the efficiency and productivity of data practitioners at Figma
- Collaborate with the broader Engineering org to identify opportunities to improve their processes and impact
- Identify gaps in our data and work with other Data Scientists and Data Engineering to develop new datasets that help us understand how users are interacting with Figma
- Design and implement new processes and tools to improve data quality and assist with data governance
- Establish partnerships with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Research, Design, Sales, and Marketing
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 achieved a valuation exceeding $10 billion in 2021, boosted by a trend towards remote work. Its acquistion by Adobe for twice that amount just a year later raised eyebrows, but is a testament to the huge potential of this company and its product.
Thousands of industry-leading companies such as AirBnB, Dropbox, GitHub and Microsoft use Figma to scale their design efforts easily across distributed teams. Adobe has committed to leaving Figma autonomous going forward, and Figma will benefit from Adobe's digital imaging and AI tech in its product development.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
97% employee growth in 12 months
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 values
- Build community
- Run with it
- Love your craft
- Grow as you go
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
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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