Software Engineer Intern (Winter 2027)

Figma•San Francisco, CA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Figma is seeking passionate software engineering interns to join their team and make an impact across different layers of their product and infrastructure. Interns will be paired with teams that align with their skills and interests, embedded into small, collaborative engineering teams. They will work closely with mentors and teammates to ship meaningful features, tools, or systems, contributing to both internal infrastructure and user-facing features in a supportive environment. This internship is based in San Francisco or New York Hub with a January 4, 2027 start date.

Requirements

Experience writing clean code in at least one general-purpose language (e.g. C++, JavaScript, Python, Java, etc.), with a solid grasp of core CS concepts like data structures and algorithms
Experience solving technical problems through school, work, or personal projects
Excited to explore how systems are designed and operate, from infrastructure to UI
Strong communicator who asks great questions, collaborates well with others, and is excited to learn, get feedback, and grow as an engineer

Responsibilities

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!