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PhD Intern, Security Engineer

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Figma

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United States, San Francisco

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IT - Software Development

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Not provided

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Salary:

72.12 USD / Hour

Job Description:

As a Security Engineer intern, you will help identify and drive impactful projects to improve the security of Figma's product, platform, and our IT systems. The mission of the Figma Security team is to help Figmates ship the most secure product to our users. We are looking for security generalists with a strong grasp of Computer Science and security fundamentals. You will partner closely with teams across the company and focus on systemic security improvements and risk reduction. You will also maximize your security skills to support and participate in operational security responsibilities like security reviews and consulting, external research/bug-bounty triage, incident response, and risk management.

Job Responsibility:

  • 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 our pen-testing and offensive security exercises as well as our bug bounty program

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

Nice to have:

  • Demonstrated ability to make hard prioritization decisions in security controls
  • Experience in a software engineering role and interested in working on security related projects
  • Publications at top security conferences like USENIX Security, NDSS, CCS, IEEE S&P
What we offer:
  • housing stipend
  • travel reimbursement

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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