Data Scientist, Platform

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

Figma is adding to our team of passionate people who are revolutionizing the world of design. We are building a browser-based design tool that looks and feels as good as a native application and has all the additional power and advantages that come from being built upon the web platform. If you’re looking to work at a dynamic company who is building the future of design tools, welcome to Figma.   This is a full-time role that can be based in one of our US hubs or remotely within the United States.     What You'll Do:

• Collaborate cross-functionally to understand existing problems and identify areas of impact for your team
• Understand user behavior within Figma through creation of new datasets, metrics, experimentation, etc and guide decision making
• Develop new techniques, datasets, tools that will enable answering previously unanswered questions and increasing rigor of analyses
• Design and maintain frameworks that are widely leveraged across the company
• Establish partnerships with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Research, Design, Sales, and Marketing

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• 10+ years relevant work experience in Analytics, Data Science or Software Engineering
• 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

Read more about our team:

• https://www.figma.com/blog/cross-functional-data-science-user-research-figma/
• https://www.figma.com/blog/how-we-use-data/
• https://www.figma.com/blog/from-experiment-to-launch-how-data-shaped-a-new-comments-experience/

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.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.    

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information. 

Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & visi