Security Data Scientist - PhD

Summary

Join Figma's growing team as a Security Data Scientist and leverage your data analysis skills to improve the safety and security of Figma's product, platform, and IT systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and solve security and anti-abuse problems. Analyze attacker and user behavior to guide strategy and decision-making. Conduct investigations and design reviews to identify attack vectors. Advocate for security best practices and establish partnerships with various teams. This full-time role can be based in a US hub or remotely within the United States. Figma values growth and encourages applications even if your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description.

Requirements

• Recently obtained or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in Computer Science or a related field. Degrees must be completed prior to starting at Figma
• Good understanding of real world security and anti-abuse problems in the industry
• Fluency in SQL
• Proficiency in Python, R, or a similar scripting language
• Experience in distributed data processing systems and framework (Hive, Redshift, Presto, Snowflake, Spark, etc)
• Firm knowledge of statistical methods and experimental design
• Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills
• A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally across the company to understand existing security and anti-abuse problems and work with engineering, product, data science, and other teams on solutions
• Understand attacker and user behavior on the Figma platform and inside Figma through creation of new datasets, metrics, experimentation, etc, and guide strategy and decision making
• Conduct investigations and design reviews to identify current and new attack vectors against Figma products and services
• Advocate for security and secure practices throughout Figma
• Establish partnerships with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Data Science, Design, Legal, and others

Benefits

• Health, dental & vision
• Retirement with company contribution
• Parental leave & reproductive or family planning support
• Mental health & wellness benefits
• Generous PTO
• Company recharge days
• A learning & development stipend
• A work from home stipend
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles