Product Design Intern (2027)

About the Position

Product Design Intern (2027)

San Francisco, CA • New York, NY

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life-whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!

As a Product Design intern at Figma, you will own real impactful projects and take them from ideation to execution. You will work fluidly and collaboratively with your mentor, the rest of the design team, as well as other functions. Because of this, you should have a broad set of design skills and be motivated to learn. Over the course of the summer, you’ll have the opportunity to ship meaningful contributions to both the company and the product.

This internship will be based out of our San Francisco or New York hub.

Responsibilities

• Own the design from start to finish for impactful features that ship quickly
• Collaborate with product, research, marketing, and other functions to identify user and business needs
• Work closely with Engineering to ensure a high-quality implementation
• Create flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals for your features
• Participate in weekly design critiques

Requirements

• A demonstrated baseline in visual design and/or interaction design skills
• Experience shipping projects with good product strategy and visual design
• An ability to express ideas through prototyping and code
• An eagerness to learn and a demonstrated self-starting initiative

Nice to Have

• An interest in design tools and design systems
• An aptitude or interest in systems thinking and information architecture
• Knowledge of the building blocks of a design tool or similar aspects of other creative tools

We Offer

• Competitive hourly pay: $46 USD
• Housing stipend and travel reimbursement
• Opportunity to work in either San Francisco or New York hub offices
• Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

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.

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 will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].

Application limits: To help candidates focus on the opportunities most relevant to their skills and experience, Figma limits the number and frequency of applications. These limits apply to all roles:

• Candidates may submit up to 5 applications during any rolling 30-day period.
• Candidates may not reapply to the same role while an application is active or within 90 days of receiving a rejection.

Once the applicable days have passed, candidates are welcome to apply again.