PhD Intern, Data Science (2027)

Figma
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipUSD 68 - 68 hourlyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: phdSkills: ["Communication","Critical thinking","Self-starting","Rigor","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Use your PhD-level research training to tackle open-ended product and business questions with Figma’s Data Science team. You’ll translate ambiguous problems into rigorous data science work, analyze user and platform data, design experiments and metrics, and build analytical frameworks using statistics, machine learning, and causal inference. Own an end-to-end internship project with clear communication to technical and non-technical partners, with the potential to continue toward publication.

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PhD Intern, Data Science (2027)

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Job Summary

Use your PhD-level research training to tackle open-ended product and business questions with Figma’s Data Science team. You’ll translate ambiguous problems into rigorous data science work, analyze user and platform data, design experiments and metrics, and build analytical frameworks using statistics, machine learning, and causal inference. Own an end-to-end internship project with clear communication to technical and non-technical partners, with the potential to continue toward publication.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •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 an internship project end-to-end, from problem framing and technical execution through final recommendations, with potential to continue toward publication after the internship.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 68 hourly
Perks:Housing StipendTravel Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Currently pursuing a PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, HCI, Economics, Operations Research, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, with demonstrated independent research experience.
  • •Fluency in one or more research methodologies/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 and proficiency with SQL for analysis, modeling, or working with complex/large-scale datasets.
  • •Ability to clearly explain technical concepts and connect analysis to decisions, recommendations, or product/business impact.
  • •A curious, rigorous, self-starting mindset that can thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and translate research into real-world impact.
Experience:ResearchExperimentationMachine learningCausal inferenceAI/LLMsApplied data science
Education:PhD / Doctorate in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Economics, Operations Research, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related quantitative field
Skills:CommunicationCritical thinkingSelf-startingRigorCollaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonRSQLMachine learningCausal inferenceEconometricsOptimizationAILLMs

Company Brief

Figma
Design collaboration platform for teams that enables interface design, prototyping, and real-time collaboration in the browser. Figma streamlines product design workflows, handoff to developers, and design system management for organizations of all sizes.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
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