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Helix AI Engineer, Perception

San Jose, California, United States

Location
San Jose, California, United States
Work
Not stated
Employment
Not stated
Level
Not stated
Function
Data & AI
Pay
$200K – $400K a year (read from the ad)
Posted
48 months ago

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop perception systems including onboard computer vision, localization, visuomotor policies, and offline data annotation.
  • Own the end-to-end product life cycle from initial ideation to deployment.
  • Deliver high-quality, reliable software solutions for real-world application.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to evolve and optimize our autonomy stack.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in production-level software and ML engineering best practices.
  • Strong mathematical foundation in probability, optimization, and linear algebra.
  • Domain expertise in at least one of the following areas: 3D Vision, VIO / SLAM, Vision-Language Model (VLM), Diffusion Models.
  • Proficiency with geometric computer vision concepts, including perspective transformation, the pinhole camera model, and epipolar geometry.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment that demands exploration and creative problem-solving.
  • Passion for advancing humanoid robotics.

Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience with CUDA programming and real-time systems performance optimization.
  • Familiarity with scalable data engineering toolchains like Spark and Ray.
  • Strong publication record in a relevant field.
  • Proven success in developing and deploying production-grade systems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $200,000 - $400,000 per year.

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.

Source

Posted by Figure on their own hiring page, job-boards.greenhouse.io. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 05:39 UTC; the original is the reference.

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