← Back

Data Scientist

Figma · San Francisco

Figma is hiring for Data Scientist in San Francisco. What you'll do: hiring, research, and data modeling. Qualifications: 4+ years of experience and familiarity with Python, Go, SQL, Snowflake, and Apache Spark. Full-time, paying $140K.

Hiring signals for Data Scientists

SOC 15-2051 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

50
/ 100
Cooling

Data Scientists Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($185k vs $139k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 4% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (30% appear duplicated)

Data Scientists job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Data Scientists.

  • 959Active postings
  • 28Posted this week
  • 349Open 30+ days36% of active
  • 152Remote / hybrid16% of active
  • 17%List salary162 of 959
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $185kMedian annual (max)
  • —Median hourly (max)
  • 18dMedian agep90 62d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Data Science912$184k n=158—
ML / AI Engineering11——
VP8——
Director7——
Engineering1——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time32$196k n=17—
Part-time22$142k n=22—
Contract22$209k n=8—
Intern13——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology589$187k n=131—
Financial Services253$186k n=22—
Manufacturing131——
Media & Entertainment91$165k n=29—
Retail89$184k n=42—

Top categories

  • Data Science912
  • ML / AI Engineering11
  • VP8
  • Director7
  • Engineering1
  • Data Analyst1

In-demand skills

  • Python258
  • SQL187
  • Apache Spark90
  • AWS80
  • PyTorch76
  • TensorFlow74
  • scikit-learn57
  • Azure52

Top sectors

  • Technology589
  • Financial Services253
  • Manufacturing131
  • Media & Entertainment91
  • Retail89
  • Transportation & Logistics77

Employment mix

  • Unspecified870 · 91%
  • Full-time32 · 3%
  • Part-time22 · 2%
  • Contract22 · 2%
  • Intern13 · 1%

Top hiring companies

Category
Data Science
Salary
$140k · fulltime
Source
boards.greenhouse.io
Original link
https://boards.greenhouse.io/figma/jobs/5552580004?gh_jid=5552580004
ATS
Greenhouse
Posted
11 months ago (2025-06-02)
Status
active

Skills: Python, Go, SQL, Snowflake, Apache Spark

Activities: Hiring, Research, Data modeling

Community signals

No approved reports yet.

Add your experience

Share a factual experience about timing or process. Avoid accusations, personal information, or legal claims. New reports are held for moderation.

Tags

Please report your experience respectfully. Notes containing profanity, slurs, personal attacks, or slanderous claims will be automatically removed. Describe what happened — timelines, communication, outcomes — not how you feel about the people involved.

Approved reports

No approved reports yet.

Stay in the loop

Get the occasional update on job-market trends, ghost-job patterns, and what we’re shipping. No spam.