Figure AI

Helix AI Engineer, Backend

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1 month ago
San Jose, CA, USASenior

Base Salary

$200k - $400k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build the core authentication and identity service, including KYC integration.
  • Build payments and billing infrastructure covering payouts, transactions, disputes, and reconciliation.
  • Own high-volume media ingestion and delivery pipelines.
  • Own the cloud platform, including environments, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, and cost.
  • Ship notification systems across push, SMS, and email.
  • Build web interfaces and dashboards for visibility into tasks, supply, and quality.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building production backend systems at scale.
  • Strong distributed-systems fundamentals, including APIs, queues, storage, and event-driven architecture.
  • Hands-on experience with payments, billing, or fintech infrastructure.
  • Hands-on infrastructure experience with AWS or GCP, Terraform or similar tools, containers, and CI/CD.
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, or a similar language.
  • Experience shipping reliable systems that move real money for real users.

Benefits

  • Full-time position requiring five days per week of in-office collaboration in San Jose.
  • Total compensation may include additional components or benefits depending on the specific role.
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