Helix AI Engineer, Perception
- Salary
- $200,000 - $400,000 per year
- Level
- Mid
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Figure's standard text
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.
Responsibilities:
Develop perception systems including onboard computer vision, localization, visuomotor policies, and offline data annotation.
Own the end-to-end product life cycle from initial ideation to deployment.
Deliver high-quality, reliable software solutions for real-world application.
Collaborate cross-functionally to evolve and optimize our autonomy stack.
Requirements:
Extensive experience in production-level software and ML engineering best practices.
Strong mathematical foundation in probability, optimization, and linear algebra.
Domain expertise in at least one of the following areas: 3D Vision, VIO / SLAM, Vision-Language Model (VLM), Diffusion Models.
Proficiency with geometric computer vision concepts, including perspective transformation, the pinhole camera model, and epipolar geometry.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment that demands exploration and creative problem-solving.
Passion for advancing humanoid robotics.
Bonus Qualifications:
Experience with CUDA programming and real-time systems performance optimization.
Familiarity with scalable data engineering toolchains like Spark and Ray.
Strong publication record in a relevant field.
Proven success in developing and deploying production-grade systems.
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.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
CUDA · Computer Vision
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The team: AI - Helix Team
This role is one of 8 open in AI - Helix Team.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Computer Vision (4 of 8), Python (4 of 8), C++ (3 of 8), Deep Learning (3 of 8), AWS (2 of 8), CUDA (2 of 8), GCP (2 of 8)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Helix AI Engineer, Training Performance posted Aug 14
- Helix AI Engineer, XR posted Jul 22
- Helix AI Engineer, Localization and Mapping posted Jul 13
- Helix AI Engineer, Backend posted May 28
- Helix AI Engineer, Video Pretraining posted Apr 9
- Helix AI Engineer, Android posted Mar 6
- Helix AI Engineer, Data Infrastructure posted Mar 14
From the team and dates on Figure's own job board.
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