
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Job Description
Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our humanoid robot, Figure 02, is designed for commercial tasks and the home. We are based in San Jose, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. It’s time to build.
We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to design, implement and test key aspects of our Humanoid software.
Responsibilities:
- Architect, design, implement and test embedded software in C++ running on the Humanoid compute platform
- Develop Python tools to support data management, test automation or robot calibration
- Continuously improve our development environment
- Contribute to the development of our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure
- Support hardware/software integration in the lab
Requirements:
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Mastery of C++, Python and Linux
- Linux Kernel Experience
- Experience implementing real-time software
- Good knowledge of computer architecture
- Deep understanding of communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB
- Comfortable using lab instruments (Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers…) and debugging tools (Lauterbach…).
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with the Bazel build system
- Experience with Docker containers
- Experience implementing CI/CD infrastructures
- Familiar with Agile and Test driven development
- Yocto experience
The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $225,000 - $300,000 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.
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Job Details
- Department
- Software
- Category
- Software
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Posted
- Mar 11, 2026, 09:10 PM
- Listed
- Mar 11, 2026, 09:10 PM
- Compensation
- $225,000 - $300,000 per year
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