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Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Posted 2 days agoSoftwareSoftware
Compensation
$225,000–$300,000/year

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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