Applied Data Researcher - Remote, High-Impact AI

AItoolnavio; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); Hybrid; USD 235,000 - 376,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health/Dental/Vision

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Mental health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Figma is seeking an Applied Data Researcher to identify and vet opportunities across data products, AI measurement, and tools. You will lead investigations, prototype LLM-powered solutions, and provide technical direction to teams of scientists while contributing code.

You will collaborate across Data Science, Engineering, Product, Design, and AI Research, delivering maintainable systems and evidence-based recommendations to C-level partners. This role can be remote within the United States.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in machine learning, statistics, causal inference, or related quantitative field.
• Hands-on experience in generative AI evaluation and measurement (evals, labeling, and agentic workflows).
• Proficient in Python and SQL; ability to build, test, and review software with AI-assisted tools.
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership and ability to influence technical direction and projects.

Responsibilities

• Identify and vet opportunities across Data products, AI measurement, and tools; shape priorities with partners.
• Develop and validate methods for evaluating generative AI and agentic workflows; address bias and uncertainty.
• Write code and build LLM-powered tools, models, and demos to test hypotheses with AI-assisted coding.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to teams of scientists while maintaining personal code contributions.
• Lead delivery with engineering to turn prototypes into maintained systems, balancing quality, latency, cost, and speed.
• Establish reusable methods and standards; drive adoption across teams and align with executive priorities.
• Communicate findings and tradeoffs clearly to partners and C-level executives.

Skills

Machine learning

Statistics

Causal inference

Python

SQL

End-to-end ownership

Executive communication

Scientific impact

Education

MS in machine learning

PhD in statistics / CS

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Dagster

dbt

Hex

Job description

Figma is seeking an Applied Data Researcher to identify and vet opportunities across data products, AI measurement, and tools. You will lead investigations, prototype LLM-powered solutions, and provide technical direction to teams of scientists while contributing code.

You will collaborate across Data Science, Engineering, Product, Design, and AI Research, delivering maintainable systems and evidence-based recommendations to C-level partners. This role can be remote within the United States.