PhD Security Engineer Intern - AI & Cloud Security

VulnU; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 84,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Retirement match

Flexible PTO

Learning budget

Home-office stipend

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Figma is seeking a PhD Intern, Security Engineer to work on impactful projects across product, platform, or infrastructure security. You will collaborate with engineers, researchers, and security teams to perform assessments, audits, and threat-informed improvements.

This role emphasizes applying advanced research to real-world security challenges while gaining mentorship and practical experience. The internship spans 12 or 16 weeks starting May or June 2027 and can be based in San Francisco or

Qualifications

• Active PhD enrollment in CS with a focus on security.
• Experience applying security techniques to projects in academia or industry.
• Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language.

Responsibilities

• Perform security assessments, code audits, and design reviews.
• Lead and support security investigations and incident response.
• Translate threat intelligence into action and guide security strategy.

Skills

General-purpose programming

Security research

Statistical methods

Experimental design

Strong communication

Education

PhD candidate in Computer Science (Security)

Tools

Linux/Unix security

AWS security

Cloud SaaS security

Applied cryptography

Web application security

Job description

Figma is seeking a PhD Intern, Security Engineer to work on impactful projects across product, platform, or infrastructure security. You will collaborate with engineers, researchers, and security teams to perform assessments, audits, and threat-informed improvements.

This role emphasizes applying advanced research to real-world security challenges while gaining mentorship and practical experience. The internship spans 12 or 16 weeks starting May or June 2027 and can be based in San Francisco or