PhD Intern, AI Applied Scientist (2027)

Figma·San Francisco, CA • New York, NYjunior

In short

→Investigación aplicada en IA generativa con enfoque en diseño y colaboración.
→Desarrollo de modelos y evaluadores para mejorar calidad y experiencia en productos de Figma.
→Oportunidad de publicar en conferencias líderes de AI/ML con impacto real en productos.

No se requiere nivel específico de inglés, pero se espera comunicación efectiva en inglés.

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✓Estudiante de doctorado en 4o o 5o año en IA, ML, CV, NLP o áreas relacionadas.
✓Publicaciones recientes en IA, especialmente LLMs o sistemas agenticos.
✓Experiencia comprobada aplicando ML en proyectos académicos o industriales.
✓Dominio de Python y frameworks como PyTorch o TensorFlow.
✓Capacidad para resolver problemas complejos y evaluar soluciones alternativas.
✓Habilidad para comunicar ideas técnica a diferentes audiencias.

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Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! The AI Research team at Figma is working on the cutting edge of AI and Design. We work on optimizing agentic systems for design quality and end user experience. We build robust evaluators for Design and post-train models. We are a very collaborative, close-knit and impact-focused team of researchers and research engineers working on some of the most challenging technical problems at the intersection of AI and creativity. We are seeking PhD interns with expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop innovative AI solutions for design and creative products. Through both fundamental and applied research, your work will contribute to new AI-driven features in Figma products. This internship can take place in Winter 2027 or Summer 2027 in San Francisco or New York. What you’ll do at Figma: • Drive fundamental and applied research in Generative AI with Figma product use cases in mind • Formulate and implement new modeling approaches both to improve the effectiveness of Figma’s current AI models as well as enable the launch of entirely new AI-powered product features • Explore the boundaries of what is possible with the current technology set and experiment with novel ideas • Depending on your project, you may have the opportunity to publish your research in leading AI/ML conferences We'd love to hear from you if you have: • Are a 4th or 5th year senior Ph.D student in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Human Computer Interaction or a related field • Proven expertise in AI through publications on recent advancements in AI, such as Large Language Models or Agentic systems • Track record in applying machine learning techniques to projects in academia or industry • Experience in Python and machine learning frameworks (such as PyTorch, TensorFlow) • Experience solving sophisticated problems and comparing alternative solutions, trade-offs, and diverse points of view to determine a path forward While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have: • Related industry experience via a past internship or full-time role • Experience communicating your solutions effectively to different audiences • Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) to write, debug, and optimize code 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 This internship role is based in either Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, and has the hourly base pay rate stated below. Figma also offers interns a housing stipend and travel reimbursement. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future. Internship $74 <span class="divid

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