Job Description

Software Engineer Intern (2026)

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 lifewhether 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!

We're looking for software engineering interns who are excited to make an impact across different layers of our product and infrastructure. At Figma, we pair interns with teams that align with their skills and interests. This year, we're inviting you to share your interests from the start, so we can create the strongest possible match.

Our interns are embedded into small, collaborative engineering teams across the company. You'll work closely with your mentor and teammates to ship meaningful features, tools, or systems. Whether you're working on internal infrastructure or user-facing features, you'll get to learn, contribute, and grow in a supportive environment.

This internship will be based out of our San Francisco or New York hub.

Areas of Engineering At Figma:

• Product: Builds core features across Figma Design, FigJam, Dev Mode, Slides, Draw, Buzz, Sites, and Make.
• Tech Platform: Develops internal tools and systems to help teams ship faster, including the Monetization pillar that powers Enterprise, Billing, and Growth initiatives.
• Infrastructure: Keeps Figma fast, reliable, and scalable behind the scenes.
• Security: Builds secure systems and protects Figma's users and data.
• Desktop: Brings Figma to macOS and windows with a seamless, high-performance experience.

What You'll Do At Figma:

• Be fully embedded onto a Figma engineering team
• Contribute to projects that directly align with team goals and impact
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, designers, and QA to break down features and plan timelines
• Build, document, and maintain tests, features, or infrastructure
• Share feedback and participate in peer code review
• Ship your project(s) by the end of your internship!

Some Past Intern Projects:

• Diagramming improvements in FigJam
• Smart selection
• Shared fonts

We'd Love To Hear From You If You:

• Have experience writing clean code in at least one general-purpose language (e.g. C++, JavaScript, Python, Java, etc.)
• Are comfortable with core CS concepts like data structures and algorithms
• Have worked on projects through school, work, or personal exploration that required solving technical problems
• Are excited to explore how systems are designed and operate, from infrastructure to UI
• Communicate well, ask great questions, and enjoy collaborating with others
• Are excited to learn, get feedback, and grow as an engineer

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 above, we still encourage you to apply - you may be the right fit for this or another opportunity.

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

$51.06 - $51.06 USD

Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal 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 characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Holding interviews in an accessible location
• Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
• Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
• Changing the mode or format of interviews

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.

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