2mo ago
$200,000 to $400,000 per year

Helix AI Engineer, XR

United StatesUnited States·San Josemid
Machine Learning EngineerData
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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain XR products to interface with our robots and data-capture hardware - implementing features, fixing bugs, and ensuring reliability as we scale.

Requirements Summary

Deep hands-on XR development experience - OpenXR, Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine, and/or WebXR, Comfortable working in XR for extended periods; this is your daily environment, not an occasional tool.

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Machine Learning EngineerData

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.

You’ll be working within our small but impactful XR team, contributing to a number of critical projects. One morning you might be debugging an XR app, the next afternoon you're running a hardware experiment on the robot. You'll thrive here if you love that kind of variety and move fast without needing a playbook.

Responsibilities

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    Build and maintain XR products to interface with our robots and data-capture hardware - implementing features, fixing bugs, and ensuring reliability as we scale.

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    Design and build out intuitive spatial user interfaces and visualizations.

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    Harden our XR data sync processes.

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    Integrate custom hardware stacks with off-the-shelf XR headsets.

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    Jump across hardware experiments, bug fixes, and new feature development as priorities shift.

Requirements

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  • Deep hands-on XR development experience - OpenXR, Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine, and/or WebXR,

  • Comfortable working in XR for extended periods; this is your daily environment, not an occasional tool.

  • Strong C++.

  • Experience with video streaming and low-latency transmission systems.

  • Experience with high-precision motion-capture systems and tracking technologies.

  • Startup experience — you know how to operate with ambiguity and move fast.

  • Bonus: computer vision, robotics, custom hardware, cloud APIs, haptics.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $200,000 to $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
US

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 (862 salaries).
Who can apply
United States
Posted
85 days ago
Employer
has 98 open jobs on Jobera in 3 countries.

Listing Details

Posted
July 22, 2026
First seen
July 22, 2026
Last seen
October 16, 2026

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Helix AI Engineer, XR$200,000 to $400,000 per year