Applied Data Researcher — AI Evaluation & Prototyping (Remote)

Figma AI; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 235,000 - 376,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health, dental and vision coverage

Retirement benefits with company-cone

Parental leave and family planning

Paid time off and paid sick leave

Job summary

Figma is seeking an Applied Data Researcher to combine scientific depth with a builder mindset. You will work across Data Science, Engineering, Product, Design, and AI Research, leading investigations into critical questions and building data products, tools, and prototypes.

Reporting to the Head of Data, you will guide teams of scientists and engineers while contributing substantially to code and methods. You will identify opportunities, develop evaluation methods for generative AI, and

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in machine learning, statistics, causal inference, or related quantitative field.
• Hands-on experience in generative AI evaluation and measurement, including evals, labeling, and agentic workflows.
• Fluent in Python or a comparable language, plus SQL; able to build, debug, test, and review software with AI-assisted tools.
• Proactive builder mindset with end-to-end ownership: identify opportunities, develop methods, implement, evaluate, and drive adoption.

Responsibilities

• Identify and vet opportunities across Data products and AI evaluation; shape priorities with partners.
• Develop and validate methods for evaluating generative AI and agentic workflows; build baselines and rubrics.
• Write code and build/adapt LLM-powered tools, models, prototypes, and demos.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship for scientists and engineers; contribute to code and methods.
• Drive delivery with engineering to turn prototypes into maintained systems; balance quality, latency, cost, and speed.
• Establish reusable methods and standards; drive adoption and communicate findings to executives.

Skills

Python

SQL

Generative AI evaluation

Agentic workflows

Education

MS or PhD in ML/CS/Statistics

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Dagster

dbt

Hex

Job description

Figma is seeking an Applied Data Researcher to combine scientific depth with a builder mindset. You will work across Data Science, Engineering, Product, Design, and AI Research, leading investigations into critical questions and building data products, tools, and prototypes.

Reporting to the Head of Data, you will guide teams of scientists and engineers while contributing substantially to code and methods. You will identify opportunities, develop evaluation methods for generative AI, and