Data Science Intern (2027)

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

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.

What it asks for · 4

• Experience using SQL and a scripting language such as Python or R to clean, explore, and analyze data through research, projects, or prior work.
• A solid foundation in statistics and quantitative reasoning, with exposure to areas such as experimentation, forecasting, statistical modeling, causal inference, or data modeling.
• The ability to structure open-ended questions, validate your analysis, and connect findings to product or business decisions.
• Curiosity, initiative, and strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical partners.

What the job covers

• Own a scoped project end to end—from framing the question with Product, Engineering, Design, and Data Science partners through delivering the work—with support from a manager and mentor.
• Analyze user behavior, product performance, or business data to uncover insights and translate them into recommendations for businessDesign and evaluate experiments and develop metrics that help teams understand the impact of product changes.Build models to understand user behavior and predict growth
• Build and improve data pipelines and tools that make product data more scalable and accessible
• Focus areas may include analytics, experimentation, or infrastructure - based on your interests and business needs

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• data10×
• product10×
• business5×
• design5×
• analyze3×
• data science3×
• develop3×
• excited3×
• experience3×
• partners3×
• projects3×
• technical3×
• accessible2×
• areas2×
• build2×
• collaboration2×

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