Figure AI

Helix AI Engineer, Backend

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3 months 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.
Figure AI

About Figure AI

501-1,000 employees

Figure AI builds general‑purpose autonomous humanoid robots and the AI software that powers them, targeting tasks in industrial, commercial, and eventually residential settings. The privately held company monetizes through robotics hardware and related software/services aimed at enterprises seeking automation. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Jose, California, it has announced a partnership with BMW Manufacturing to pilot humanoid robots in automotive production.

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