Helix AI Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Figure · Not provided by source
MeritLog read this listing from Figure's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 12, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- Not provided by source
- Salary
- $150,000 – $400,000 per year
- Location
- San Jose, CA
Hiring context
How this role compares at Figure
Figure has 102 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 7 job families, and 23 of them are in data & analytics. 48 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 47%.
This role's posted range of $150,000 – $400,000 per year sits above 90% of the 30 other Figure roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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What the role asks for
What you'd do
- Design, build, and maintain tools and software components that offload, store, manipulate and provide access to robot data
- Architect and manage storage and compute resources across on-premise and cloud environments at a massive scale.
- Implement optimal data transmission and storage solutions for all stages of Figure’s data pipeline from recording to neural network training
- Work together with AI researchers to support new kinds of data workflows
What they're asking for
- Strong software engineering fundamentalsSkill
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related fieldEducation
- Minimum of 4 years of professional, full-time experience building reliable backend systemsExperience
- Experience with Linux and command line toolsSkill
- Experience with PythonSkill
- Experience using and managing data stores (Postgres, MySQL, ElasticSearch, Redis, etc.).Skill
- Experience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)SkillPreferred
- Experience with job scheduling / orchestration tools (SLURM, Kubernetes, LSF, etc.)SkillPreferred
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, etc.)SkillPreferred
- Experience building data annotation and dataset management tools.SkillPreferred
Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.
Job description
Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our humanoid robot is designed for commercial tasks and the home. We are based in San Jose and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. It’s time to build. Figure’s vision is to deploy autonomous humanoids at a global scale. Our Helix team is looking for an experienced Data Infrastructure Engineer, to take our AI data infrastructure to the next level. This role is focused on building tools and software components that offload, store, manipulate and provide access to robot data, managing on premise and cloud resources, and providing production support for this infrastructure. The ideal candidate has experience building tools and infrastructure for a large-scale autonomous / deep learning system. Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain tools and software components that offload, store, manipulate and provide access to robot data • Architect and manage storage and compute resources across on-premise and cloud environments at a massive scale. • Implement optimal data transmission and storage solutions for all stages of Figure’s data pipeline from recording to neural network training • Work together with AI researchers to support new kinds of data workflows Requirements • Strong software engineering fundamentals • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field • Minimum of 4 years of professional, full-time experience building reliable backend systems • Experience with Linux and command line tools • Experience with Python • Experience using and managing data stores (Postgres, MySQL, ElasticSearch, Redis, etc.). Bonus Qualifications • Experience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) • Experience with job scheduling / orchestration tools (SLURM, Kubernetes, LSF, etc.) • Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, etc.) • Experience building data annotation and dataset management tools. The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 - $400,000 annually. The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.
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