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Staff Infrastructure Engineer

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Last seen by MeritLog September 10, 2026Source: GreenhouseSource version: greenhouse-job-board-v1

MeritLog read this listing from Figure's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 10, 2026.

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Job details

Work model: On-site
Salary: $175,000 – $250,000 per year
Location: San Jose, CA
Occupation: Computer Systems Engineers/Architects(O*NET 15-1299.08)

Hiring context

How this role compares at Figure

Figure has 102 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 7 job families, and 62 of them are in engineering. 47 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 46%.

This role's posted range of $175,000 – $250,000 per year sits above 67% 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

Be the go to person for mission critical infrastructure enabling critical operations such as Source Configuration Management, CI/CD systems, software distribution, supplier portals, manufacturing and more.
Migrate SaaS to self-hosted solutions to enhance security and reliability.
Implement monitoring and alerting systems, and define incident response plans and runbooks.
Reduce human workload through automation to automate deployment and scaling.
Establish strong relationships with stakeholders to identify infrastructure needs and establish Service Level Objectives.
Use a data driven approach to demonstrate service robustness and track optimization work.
Partner with the security team to ensure that security remediations and updates are applied in a timely manner.

What they're asking for

Strong experience with Linux/Unix systems administrationSkill
Proficiency in programming/scriptingSkill
Extensive experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and on-prem hardware architecturesSkill
Experience designing, deploying, and operating high-availability, fault-tolerant, and distributed systems.Skill
Mastery of infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible…)Skill
Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog…)Skill
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, load balancers, firewalls)Skill
Experience defining Service Level Objectives (SLO), developing runbooks/incident response plans, facilitating post-mortems and managing systems assets.Skill
Ability to work in cross-functional teams with developers, infra, and product teamsSkill
Excellent verbal and written communication skillsSkill

Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.

Job description

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA. We are looking for a Infrastructure Engineer to own our internal systems infrastructure. This role is responsible for setting up and managing cloud and on-prem infrastructure to deliver highly available, reliable, and automated systems. Responsibilities: • Be the go to person for mission critical infrastructure enabling critical operations such as Source Configuration Management, CI/CD systems, software distribution, supplier portals, manufacturing and more. • Migrate SaaS to self-hosted solutions to enhance security and reliability. • Implement monitoring and alerting systems, and define incident response plans and runbooks. • Reduce human workload through automation to automate deployment and scaling. • Establish strong relationships with stakeholders to identify infrastructure needs and establish Service Level Objectives. • Use a data driven approach to demonstrate service robustness and track optimization work. • Partner with the security team to ensure that security remediations and updates are applied in a timely manner. Requirements: • Strong experience with Linux/Unix systems administration • Proficiency in programming/scripting • Extensive experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and on-prem hardware architectures • Experience designing, deploying, and operating high-availability, fault-tolerant, and distributed systems. • Mastery of infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible…) • Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog…) • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, load balancers, firewalls) • Experience defining Service Level Objectives (SLO), developing runbooks/incident response plans, facilitating post-mortems and managing systems assets. • Ability to work in cross-functional teams with developers, infra, and product teams • Excellent verbal and written communication skills The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $175,000 - $250,000 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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