Product Design Intern (2027)

Figma
San Francisco +1 more
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Figma filed 7 H-1B positions titled "Product Designer". Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data. A record of filings already made, not a commitment to sponsor.

Who this role is best for

Aimed at early career designers who can take ownership of impactful projects and collaborate across functions.

Best fit for

  • Early career designers with a history of shipping projects and a strong interest in design tools and systems thinking
    — “Launches from early career designers on our team”
  • Candidates who can fluidly transition between prototyping, visual design, and collaboration with engineering and product teams
    — “Work closely with Engineering to ensure a high-quality implementation”
  • Individuals with a demonstrated ability to express ideas through prototyping and code, not just design
    — “An ability to express ideas through prototyping and code”

Things to consider

  • In-person attendance is required for onboarding, even if remote work is possible during the internship
    — “if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding”
  • Candidates must be prepared to keep cameras on during video interviews as a mandatory requirement
    — “we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews”

How to stand out

  • Highlight past experience in shipping projects with clear product strategy and visual design outcomes
    — “Experience shipping projects with good product strategy and visual design”
  • Showcase your ability to work across disciplines and deliver high-fidelity visuals and flows
    — “Collaborate with product, research, marketing, and other functions to identify user and business needs”
  • Demonstrate self-starting initiative and eagerness to learn through your portfolio or previous work
    — “An eagerness to learn and a demonstrated self-starting initiative”
  • Emphasize your experience with design tools or creative software and how it aligns with Figma’s mission
    — “Knowledge of the building blocks of a design tool or similar aspects of other creative tools”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • impactful design projects
  • team collaboration
Typical background
design internshipsdesign education

Skills & requirements

Required

Visual DesignInteraction DesignPrototypingCollaboration

Preferred

Design ToolsSystems ThinkingInformation Architecture

Stack & domain

Visual DesignInteraction DesignPrototypingCodeCollaborationCreativityProduct DesignDesign Tools

About the role

Original posting from Figma via Greenhouse

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.

What you'll do at Figma:

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 

Launches from early career designers on our team:

Figma Grid

Billing Experience

Figma Draw

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

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 

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also 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

A few resources to help you get ready and learn more about the Figma design team:

Breaking In: A guide to landing your first product design role

Build a portfolio that tells your story | Figma for Edu Early Career Week

Portfolios 101 | Figma for Edu Early Career Week

Craft and beauty: The ROI of marrying form and function

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.

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Pay Transparency Disclosure

This internship role is based in either Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, and has the hourly base pay rate stated below.  Figma also offers interns a housing stipend and travel reimbursement. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Internship$46—$46 USDAt Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. 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 also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, 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 accommodations-ext@figma.com. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities. 

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to: 

Holding interviews in an accessible location

Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing

Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers

Changing the mode or format of interviews 

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.

Source: Figma careers (Greenhouse)

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