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Helix AI Engineer, Perception

Figure · San Jose

Pay
$200K–$400K
From the posting
Posted
Jul 13, 2026
Tracked open for 104 days
Team
AI - Helix Team
Full-time
Figure hiring
104 open roles
53 in engineering
CUDA / GPUComputer vision
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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.

From Figure's careers page. First seen Jul 15, 2026, last verified Oct 26, 2026.

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