Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Figureai; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Figureai, based in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to manage their internal systems infrastructure. This role focuses on setting up and overseeing both cloud and on-premise systems to ensure high reliability and automation.

The ideal candidate will have strong Linux/Unix skills, experience with cloud platforms, and a solid understanding of infrastructure as code practices. The position offers a salary range of $175,000 - $250,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Linux/Unix systems administration.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms and on-prem hardware.

Responsibilities

• Manage cloud and on-prem infrastructure for critical operations.
• Migrate SaaS to self-hosted solutions.
• Implement monitoring and alerting systems.

Skills

Linux/Unix systems administration

Programming/scripting

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

High-availability systems

Infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)

Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)

Service Level Objectives

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

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.

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to own our internal systems infrastructure. This role is responsible for setting up and managing cloud and on-prem infrastructure to deliver highly available, reliable, and automated systems.

Responsibilities

• Be the go to person for mission critical infrastructure enabling critical operations such as Source Configuration Management, CI/CD systems, software distribution, supplier portals, manufacturing and more.
• Migrate SaaS to self-hosted solutions to enhance security and reliability.
• Implement monitoring and alerting systems, and define incident response plans and runbooks.
• Reduce human workload through automation to automate deployment and scaling.
• Establish strong relationships with stakeholders to identify infrastructure needs and establish Service Level Objectives.
• Use a data driven approach to demonstrate service robustness and track optimization work.
• Partner with the security team to ensure that security remediations and updates are applied in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Strong experience with Linux/Unix systems administration
• Proficiency in programming/scripting
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and on-prem hardware architectures
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating high-availability, fault-tolerant, and distributed systems.
• Mastery of infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible…)
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog…)
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, load balancers, firewalls)
• Experience defining Service Level Objectives (SLO), developing runbooks/incident response plans, facilitating post-mortems and managing systems assets.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams with developers, infra, and product teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $175,000 - $250,000 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.