Data Scientist, Product (London, United Kingdom)

Figma; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a senior data scientist to join their Community team in London. This role involves taking ownership of data projects, collaborating with multiple teams, and utilizing analytics and machine learning to influence product decisions. Candidates should have a quantitative degree and at least three years of relevant experience. Strong skills in Python, R, SQL, and machine learning methodologies are required, as well as excellent problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant work experience.
• Experience in distributed systems like Hive, Redshift, etc.
• Breadth of knowledge around machine learning and experiment design.

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate experiments to measure UI and algorithm improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, and Marketing.
• Drive democratization of data through the creation of new datasets and tooling.

Skills

Fluency in Python

Fluency in R or similar scripting language

Proficiency in SQL

Knowledge of machine learning

Problem solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in a quantitative field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Distributed data processing systems

Job description

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—comemake with us!

We’re looking for a senior data scientist to work with the Figma Community team, who will take ownership of this team’s data projects and serve as a strategic partner to Product, Engineering, Design, User Research, and Marketing. In working with an independent product surface with a unique focus, your responsibilities would cover a broad set of work including exploratory analysis, experimentation, and model evaluation and improvement related to the content discovery experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of using data to influence product teams and help them achieve their goals through both analytics and machine learning.

More about Figma Community: the vision for the team is to move Figma from standalone design tools to an ecosystem and platform. Community is where our users share, explore, and gain inspiration from one another. We provide the support for creators to thrive with the power of the design community and take their design process to the next level.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Design and evaluate experiments to measure improvements to UI and algorithms
• Generate ideas to creatively leverage data for shaping future product roadmaps
• Collaborate with engineering to leverage machine learning to improve relevancy of content on Community
• Drive democratization of data through creation of new datasets and tooling
• Design and surface metrics to guide decision making
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, Research, Design, and Marketing

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Degree in a quantitative field (Advanced degree preferred)
• 3+ years relevant work experience
• Fluency in Python, R or similar scripting language
• Proficiency in SQL
• Experience in distributed data processing systems (Hive, Redshift, Presto, Snowflake, etc)
• Breadth of knowledge around machine learning and experiment design, including A/B testing and content ranking algorithms
• Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills
• A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills

While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

• Prior exposure to developer tools
• Product analytics experience (especially for B2B products)
• 0 -> 1 product experience

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 outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. 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.

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• 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.

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