Figma
Security Scientist
San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$140k-$348kDetected 41 days ago
PythonSQLSnowflakeRedshiftSparkData AnalysisData ScienceA/B TestingCybersecurityIncident ResponseFigmaExperimental DesignCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
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64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world.
- This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- At Figma we celebrate and support our differences.
- 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
- Lead and support security investigations, developing the datasets, tooling, and analysis that help us scope incidents, understand root cause, and reduce time to detect and respond
- Conduct investigations and design reviews to identify current and new attack vectors against Figma products and services
- Strong knowledge of statistical methods and experimental design
Requirements
- Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.
- Strong understanding of real-world security, anti-abuse, and detection and response challenges
- Fluency in SQL, with proficiency in Python, R, or a similar scripting language
Compensation
- $140,000 - $348,000 USD
- Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location.
- Figma provides paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the requirements of the Washington Minimum Wage Act and related regulations.
- Figma also offers sales incentive compensation for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles.
- All compensation and benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and may be modified by Figma at any time, consistent with applicable law.
- Annual Base Salary Range:
Benefits
- Build detections, tune signal quality, and measure coverage across Figma's products, platforms, and internal systems, turning attacker behavior into durable, data-driven detections
- Translate threat intelligence into action, operationalizing intel on relevant threat actors and techniques to prioritize detection coverage, harden high-risk surfaces, and guide security strategy
Company info
- We are looking for security scientists with a strong grasp of security and anti-abuse fundamentals.
Equal opportunity
- If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com.
Visa & Work Authorization
- employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other cha
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