Helix AI Engineer, Backend

United States·San Josemid

OtherMachine Learning EngineerDataInfrastructure

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Design and build the core auth and identity service, including KYC integration. Build payments and billing infrastructure: payouts, transactions, disputes, and reconciliation.

Requirements Summary

5+ years building production backend systems at scale. Strong distributed systems fundamentals: APIs, queues, storage, and event-driven architecture. Hands-on experience with payments, billing,

Technical Tools

OtherMachine Learning EngineerDataInfrastructure

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're looking for a backend engineer to build the services and infrastructure behind Figure's consumer mobile application, including auth, payments, and tooling.

You'll own systems end to end, from identity and billing to delivery pipelines, internal dashboards, and the cloud platform they run on.

Responsibilities

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Design and build the core auth and identity service, including KYC integration.
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Build payments and billing infrastructure: payouts, transactions, disputes, and reconciliation.
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Own the media ingestion and delivery pipeline for high-volume data ingestion.
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Own the cloud platform: environments, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, and cost.
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Ship the notification system across push, SMS, and email.
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Build the web interface and dashboards that give the business visibility into tasks, supply, and quality.

Requirements

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5+ years building production backend systems at scale.
Strong distributed systems fundamentals: APIs, queues, storage, and event-driven architecture.
Hands-on experience with payments, billing, or fintech infrastructure.
Hands-on infrastructure experience: AWS or GCP, Terraform or similar, containers, and CI/CD.
Proficiency in Go, Python, or similar.
Experience shipping systems that move real money for real users, with the reliability bar that implies.

Marketplace or gig platform experience (Uber, TaskRabbit, DoorDash, or similar).
Fintech background (Square, Stripe, DailyPay, or similar).
Experience with media storage and processing pipelines at scale.
Experience as the first or only infrastructure owner on a small team.

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.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

San Jose, United States

On-site at the office

Who can apply

About this job

Pay per year: $200,000–$400,000 a year; 43% above the $210,000 median for Machine Learning Engineer jobs on Jobera (860 salaries).
Who can apply: United States
Posted: 140 days ago
Employer: has 98 open jobs on Jobera in 3 countries.