Software Engineer Intern (London, United Kingdom) (Summer 2027)

The role

Software engineering interns will join small, collaborative teams to ship meaningful features, tools, or systems. You will work with a mentor on projects ranging from product features to internal infrastructure.

What you will do

• Join a small engineering team as a full member with a project and mentor
• Contribute to projects that align with team goals and impact
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, designers, and QA to plan timelines
• Build, document, and maintain tests, features, or infrastructure
• Share feedback and participate in peer code review
• Ship your project(s) by the end of your internship

Required qualifications

• Experience writing clean code in at least one general-purpose language (e.g. C++, JavaScript, Python, Java, etc.)
• Solid grasp of core CS concepts like data structures and algorithms
• Experience solving technical problems through school, work, or personal projects
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) to write, debug, and optimize code
• Demonstrated curiosity about how systems are designed and operate, from infrastructure to UI
• Strong communicator who asks great questions, collaborates well with others, and is excited to learn, get feedback, and grow as an engineer

About the company

Figma is a platform that helps teams bring ideas to life through brainstorming, prototyping, and real-time collaboration. Their mission is to make design accessible to all.