Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The first round was a Byteboard online coding challenge. Then, the final round consisted of two coding interviews and one design interview, all on the same day, back-to-back. After the final round, there is a behavioral talk with a hiring manager, but I did not reach that stage.
Questions
Design of Figma-related features, such as search result highlighting and file organization.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Figma Software Engineer Intern role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Figma's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Figma's Software Engineer Intern interview process in San Francisco, California.
Figma Work Experiences
- 3.0Good Times, Hard DeadlinesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 9, 2025Pros: It was a good time. I had to work over there.Cons: Very hard deadlines & hiring freeze
- 5.0Best Place I’ve Worked AtSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: Great engineering culture, smart leaders.Cons: Typical growing pains. The codebase is reaching the point where it should be split up and owned by different teams.
- 1.0Don’t fall for the brandingSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: Good pay, WFH flexibility, interesting work if you know where to look.Cons: Toxic management, empire building, hustle culture, but pressure to appear otherwise.
