Data Engineer Intern (2027)

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Figma is a collaborative design and product development platform that helps teams bring ideas to life and work together in real time. The Data Engineer Intern will help build and scale reliable data systems and pipelines, design trusted datasets, ensure data quality, and improve data accessibility across the company.

Responsibilities

Build, test, and document data pipelines that bring product or business data into Figma’s data warehouse Help design foundational datasets that are trusted, well-documented, and easy to use Optimize pipelines for performance and scalability as Figma grows Partner with cross-functional teammates to understand data needs and deliver solutions Contribute to the tools and practices that make working with data at Figma easier With support from a manager and mentor, you’ll own a scoped project from problem definition through implementation, testing, documentation, and sharing the results Develop new ETL jobs to integrate product or business data into our warehouse Improve the performance and reliability of core pipelines Build reusable datasets that support experimentation, product and business analytics, or cross-functional stakeholders Document and simplify complex data workflows for broader use

Qualifications: Experience coding in Python or a similar language and writing SQL queries Experience building or working with data pipelines, ETL, or large datasets Curiosity about how data systems work and interest in making them more scalable and reliable Strong communication and collaboration skills Excitement to learn, get feedback, and grow as a data engineer

Benefits: Figma also offers interns a housing stipend and travel reimbursement.