Remote Data Scientist – Product @ Figma

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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, create, test, and ship better designs, together. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

We’re looking for experienced data scientists to work with our core product teams, who will take ownership of the team’s data projects and serve as a strategic partner to Product, Engineering, Design, User Research, and Marketing.

Teams we’re hiring for:

FigJam: this is Figma’s newest standalone product offering, and it’s one of the company priorities this year. FigJam is an online whiteboard for teams to ideate and brainstorm together. The ideal candidate for this team will have exceptional problem solving and storytelling ability, a strong sense of ownership, excellent stakeholder management, and a track record of using data to influence product teams and help them achieve their goals.

Figma Editor: this team works on the heart and soul of our core product and has set a new standard for what’s possible on the web. Our users spend hours in the Editor each day brainstorming, iterating on designs, crafting prototypes, and getting feedback at all stages of the creative process. The ideal data science partner for this team will possess a high degree of creativity and incredible product intuition, allowing them to dive deep into our product to bring clarity around the experience of our most advanced users.

Extensibility: At Figma, we believe that extensibility is critical for unlocking the potential of our creator community. The Extensibility team works on the integrations and developer features that fuel our dynamic resource library. Data scientists in this area are responsible for driving analysis and research into what motivates our creator communities and running experiments to improve the discovery of these resources for our general user base. An ideal data scientist for this area enjoys digging into the technical details of our products, understands creator <> consumer dynamics, and is excited about partnering with both internal and external partners.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Leverage various data science methods such as machine learning, statistical modeling, and causal inference to understand user behavior and optimize the product experience
Design and evaluate experiments to measure improvements to UI and algorithms
Generate ideas to creatively leverage data for shaping future product roadmaps
Drive democratization of data through creation of new datasets and tooling
Design and surface metrics to guide decision making
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, Research, Design, Sales, and Marketing

We’re looking for someone with:

3+ years relevant work experience
Fluency in Python, R or similar scripting language
Proficiency in SQL
Experience in distributed data processing systems (Hive, Redshift, Presto, Snowflake, etc)
Breadth of knowledge around statistical methods and experiment design, including A/B testing, sequential testing, synthetic control, cluster-randomized testing
Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills
A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please let your recruiter know if you require accommodation.