Figure

Helix AI Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Figure · San Jose, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $150,000 - $400,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Figure's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
60% of Figure's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Figure
high
112 stale, 2 reposted of 112 open
Hiring momentum
152 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

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About this role

As a Helix AI Engineer focused on Data Infrastructure, you will design and maintain tools and software components that manage robot data, ensuring efficient storage and access. You will work with both on-premise and cloud resources, collaborating with AI researchers to enhance data workflows and optimize the data pipeline for neural network training.

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freshness
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career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • 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.)

Nice to have

  • 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.

What you get

  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 - $400,000 annually.
  • The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role.

Worth weighing

  • Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration in San Jose, CA.
  • Salary range is broad, and actual pay may vary based on individual factors.
  • Focus on building tools for a large-scale autonomous/deep learning system may suggest a complex and evolving tech stack.

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Listed by Figure on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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