Helix AI Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Figure; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure, based in San Jose, is seeking an experienced Data Infrastructure Engineer to develop and manage tools for robot data. This role involves architecting storage and compute resources across cloud and on-premise environments, implementing data solutions for Figure’s data pipeline, and supporting AI researchers. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 4 years of professional experience. A competitive salary of $150,000 - $350,000 is offered depending on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of professional, full-time experience building reliable backend systems.
• Experience using and managing data stores.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure management.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain tools for robot data management.
• Architect storage and compute resources across environments.
• Implement data transmission and storage solutions.

Skills

Strong software engineering fundamentals

Data management

Linux

Python

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Postgres

MySQL

ElasticSearch

Redis

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our humanoid robot is designed for commercial tasks and the home. We are based in San Jose and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. It’s time to build.

Figure’s vision is to deploy autonomous humanoids at a global scale. Our Helix team is looking for an experienced Data Infrastructure Engineer, to take our AI data infrastructure to the next level. This role is focused on building tools and software components that offload, store, manipulate and provide access to robot data, managing on premise and cloud resources, and providing production support for this infrastructure. The ideal candidate has experience building tools and infrastructure for a large-scale autonomous / deep learning system.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain tools and software components that offload, store, manipulate and provide access to robot data
• Architect and manage storage and compute resources across on-premise and cloud environments at a massive scale.
• Implement optimal data transmission and storage solutions for all stages of Figure’s data pipeline from recording to neural network training
• Work together with AI researchers to support new kinds of data workflows

Requirements

• 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.)

Bonus Qualifications

• 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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 - $350,000 annually. 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.