Job brief: PhD Intern, Software Engineer - Graphics (2027)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Figma's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address Figma's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $74 an hour
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Francisco, CA • New York, NY · US
• Posted: 2026-10-13

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Internship. The title says "Intern".

Must have

• A track record of rigorous problem-solving through academic or applied research, with experience thinking holistically about use cases and the low-level technology required
• While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have:
• Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

Conditions

• Figma also offers interns a housing stipend and travel reimbursement.

Main duties

• Learn from industry graphics engineers and participate as an embedded team member of the Rendering & Animation team
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, designers, and researchers to scope and execute your work
• Develop, validate, and document solutions from prototypes to production-ready systems
• Drive projects that apply research insights to meaningful product challenges
• Contribute to exciting domain areas; some examples: crafting and optimizing shaders for sophisticated effects, investigating improvements to anti-aliasing al…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs across the U.S.: $187k a year (1,154 listings, 68 employers). This listing is 18% lower.
• Across Figma's 102 open listings, 48% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Figma hires

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