Figma
Security Scientist
$140K–$348K
San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States +2 · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
Canada
US
About the job
Use security expertise and data analysis to identify threats, improve detections, investigate incidents, and reduce security and abuse risks across Figma’s products, platform, and internal systems.
What you'll do
- Analyze attacker and user behavior, create datasets and metrics, and guide security strategy and decisions.
- Build and improve detections; lead or support security investigations, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
- Conduct security design reviews and investigations, translate threat intelligence into action, and advise teams on security improvements.
What they ask for
- Strong understanding of real-world security, anti-abuse, detection, and response challenges.
- Fluency in SQL and proficiency in Python, R, or a similar scripting language.
- Experience with distributed data processing systems and frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of statistical methods and experimental design.
Nice to have
- Self-starting mindset.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Pay
$140,000 — $348,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SQL, Python, R, Hive, Redshift, Presto, Snowflake, Spark
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