Data Scientist

Summary

Figma is a design and collaboration platform that helps teams bring ideas to life and work together in real time. The Data Scientist will own high-impact data projects, develop analytical models and frameworks, and partner with cross-functional teams to guide strategic, product, and business decisions through experimentation and data insights.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across teams to define and measure key metrics, design experiments, and uncover insights that inform strategic decisions
• Build models and analytical frameworks to support product, marketing, platform, or finance initiatives
• Develop tools, datasets, and systems that enable others to work with data more efficiently and rigorously
• Own complex data projects end-to-end, from framing the business question through to shipping a solution stakeholders act on
• Champion data quality, accessibility, and the democratization of data across the organization
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, Research, Sales, Marketing, or Finance to drive impact

Skills

• * 4+ years of experience in Analytics, Data Science, or a related field
• * Fluency in SQL and proficiency in a scripting language like Python or R, along with experience working with distributed data systems (e.g., Redshift, Snowflake, Presto, Hive, Spark)
• * Strong foundation in statistical methods, experimentation, and/or forecasting
• * A track record of working cross-functionally and communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical partners
• * Experience supporting one or more of the following: Product, Marketing, Finance, or internal Platform/Tooling teams
• * Comfortable defining your own priorities and adapting quickly as priorities shift

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * 4+ years of experience in Analytics, Data Science, or a related field
• * Fluency in SQL and proficiency in a scripting language like Python or R, along with experience working with distributed data systems (e.g., Redshift, Snowflake, Presto, Hive, Spark)
• * Strong foundation in statistical methods, experimentation, and/or forecasting
• * A track record of working cross-functionally and communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical partners
• * Experience supporting one or more of the following: Product, Marketing, Finance, or internal Platform/Tooling teams

Nice to Haves

• * Comfortable defining your own priorities and adapting quickly as priorities shift

Benefits

• Equity
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement benefits with company contributions
• Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Holidays and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
• Employer-provided paid flexible PTO for exempt employees
• Flexible paid sick leave for exempt employees
• Company recharge days
• Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
• Lifestyle spending accounts
• Sales incentive compensation for most sales roles
• Annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
• Remote work in the United States