Figma

PhD Intern, Security Engineer

Figma

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Location Type: Office

Location: San Francisco • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $72 per hour

Job Level

Entry Level

Tech Stack

AWSCloudLinuxUnix

About the role

  • Perform technical security assessments, code audits and design reviews
  • Develop technical solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities
  • Advocate security and secure practices throughout Figma
  • Conduct assessments to identify current and new attack vectors against Figma products and services
  • Help run pen-testing and offensive security exercises as well as the bug bounty program
  • Support operational security responsibilities including security reviews and consulting, external research/bug-bounty triage, incident response, and risk management
  • Partner closely with teams across the company to drive systemic security improvements and risk reduction

Requirements

  • Ph.D in a Computer Science program with a focus in security
  • Good understanding of at least two of Linux/Unix/Mac based systems security, AWS security, Cloud SaaS Security, and web application security
  • Proficient in at least one general purpose coding language
  • Demonstrated experience engineering security-based tooling and/or software
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated experience collaborating across functions
  • Ability to work full time as an intern in Winter or Summer of 2026 from Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices
  • Willingness to keep camera on during video interviews
  • Required to attend in-person onboarding if hired
Benefits
  • Hourly base pay rate of $72.12 USD
  • Housing stipend
  • Travel reimbursement
  • Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities (e.g., accessible interviews, closed captioning, screen reader compatible communications)
  • Internship compensation and benefits (subject to change)

ATS Keywords

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Hard skills
technical security assessmentscode auditsdesign reviewssecurity vulnerabilities mitigationpen-testingoffensive securitybug bounty programincident responserisk managementsecurity-based tooling
Soft skills
strong communication skillsinterpersonal skillscollaboration
Certifications
Ph.D in Computer Science
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