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Sigma · 1 day ago

Product Design, Design System Intern (Graduate, Summer 2026)

San Francisco, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$50/hr - $50/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Sigma is building a cloud-native business intelligence platform that enables users to analyze data without programming. They are seeking a motivated Product Design System Graduate Intern to contribute to the design and maintenance of their design system, Phi, and work closely with designers and engineers to enhance user experience.

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceCloud Data ServicesComputerSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Component design & documentation: Contribute to the design, documentation, and maintenance of core UI components (e.g., buttons, forms, navigation elements) within the Phi library in Figma

System governance: Help audit existing components for consistency, accessibility (WCAG standards), and adherence to established design tokens and principles

Design & development collaboration: Work closely with Product Designers and Front-End Engineers to ensure design system components are implemented accurately and are scalable in code

Guideline Creation: Write clear, concise usage guidelines, accessibility notes, and best practices for components to empower product teams across the organization

Tooling & process improvement: Assist in identifying and documenting opportunities to improve the workflow between design and engineering using Phi

User feedback & research: Gather internal feedback from product teams on the usability of the design system and propose practical solutions for system improvement

Mentorship & Experience: You’ll get mentored by experienced and passionate design systems practitioners and gain industry exposure to how experience teams build and scale a platform's design language

Qualification

Human Computer InteractionSystematic design thinkingFigmaComponent designAccessibility standardsCommunication skillsPresentation skillsCollaboration

Required

Current student: Applicants for this internship must be currently enrolled in a university graduate degree program in the U.S with a graduation date of December 2026 or later

Able to intern from June 2026 through August / early September 2026

You must be legally authorized to work in the US during the Summer 2026 program

Visa sponsorship is not available for our internship positions

This internship is in-person and located within San Francisco, CA. Relocation assistance will be provided for students who will need to relocate for the summer in the form of a relocation bonus

Applicants must be able to work in-person in our SF office

Actively pursuing a Graduate level degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic Design or similar field graduating in December 2026 or June 2027

Located within the U.S. and able to work full-time in our San Francisco HQ (40 hours per week) between June 2026 - August / September 2026

Strong facilitation, communication, and presentation skills; demonstrating the ability to clearly explain design decisions to anyone in the company

Your portfolio must demonstrate a deep understanding of systematic design thinking, component logic, and the relationship between design and engineering

Specifically, showcase your proficiency with modern design tools (like Figma), including the use of Auto Layout, Variables/Tokens, and nesting/composition that enable component scalability

Describe your design process for solving problems with system constraints in mind, such as optimizing for accessibility (WCAG standards) or creating clear, reusable documentation/guidelines

We are interested in use cases that show how you organize files, structure components, and approach a problem from a framework perspective, not just the final visual output