Data Engineer Intern (2027)

Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY · Early Career · listed September 23, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Internship
Where
On site
Requirements listed
5
Length
732 words

In the posting’s own words

We are looking for Data Engineering interns who are excited to help scale the systems and pipelines that power decision-making at Figma. As an intern on our data team, you will partner with engineers and analysts to design and build reliable datasets, ensure data quality, and make Figma's data more accessible across the company.

What it asks for · 5

  • Experience coding in Python or a similar language and writing SQL queries
  • Experience building or working with data pipelines, ETL, or large datasets
  • Curiosity about how data systems work and interest in making them more scalable and reliable
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Excitement to learn, get feedback, and grow as a data engineer

What the job covers

  • Build, test, and document data pipelines that bring product or business data into Figma’s data warehouse
  • Help design foundational datasets that are trusted, well-documented, and easy to use
  • Optimize pipelines for performance and scalability as Figma grows
  • Partner with cross-functional teammates to understand data needs and deliver solutions
  • Contribute to the tools and practices that make working with data at Figma easier
  • With support from a manager and mentor, you’ll own a scoped project from problem definition through implementation, testing, documentation, and sharing the results.

Tools and skills named

Product & design
  • Figma10×
Data
  • Data pipelines2×
  • ETL2×
  • Data warehouse
  • Experimentation
Ways of working
  • Cross-functional2×
  • Technical writing
  • Testing
Languages
  • Python
  • SQL

Words the posting leans on

  • data14×
  • design5×
  • pipelines5×
  • datasets4×
  • excited4×
  • product4×
  • build3×
  • experience3×
  • grow3×
  • accessible2×
  • bring2×
  • business data2×
  • collaboration2×
  • cross-functional2×
  • data pipelines2×
  • develop2×

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