Security Engineer, Detection and Response
- Salary
- $150,000 - $300,000 annually
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 9 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.
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 a Security Engineer to join the Security & Privacy team at Figure, focusing on designing, implementing, and managing the detection and response tooling and processes.
Responsibilities
- Design, pilot, and implement central logging and alerting systems to detect malicious activity on Figure's infrastructure, including endpoints, networks, labs, and cloud environments
- Develop tools and automation strategies to improve Figure’s ability to hunt threats and respond to incidents
- Participate in team operations, such as investigating events generated by the alerting pipeline and triage potential incidents, and drive response efforts in case of an active incident
- Identify, analyze, and build threat intelligence on relevant trends in adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for sophisticated threat actors spanning APTs and cybercrime.
Requirements
- Experience several of the following detection and response areas: digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, host/network intrusion detection, threat intelligence
- Demonstrated knowledge in threat hunting and developing logic to automate threat detection and incident response
- Work record of collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of a company
- Practical experience in a BeyondCorp model
- Strong software engineering (beyond scripting or automation) skills in C/C++, Rust, Golang, Python or similar
- Solid knowledge of operating system internals (Linux, Windows, macOS), and experience with detection in Cloud environments (Azure, GCP, AWS)
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field
- 6+ years of experience in the field of security monitoring or related security role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail
The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 - $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.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Azure · C · GCP · Golang · Rust
Rare in Figure's other 55 open postings.
Standard for security roles
AWS · Python
Common in security postings at any company.
88% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Figure's standard text, folded away below.
Read against Figure's other open postings on this site.
The team: Security & Privacy HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 6 open in Security & Privacy. 1 was posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in March: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
C (5 of 6), C++ (5 of 6), Python (5 of 6), Golang (4 of 6), Rust (4 of 6), Embedded Systems (3 of 6), AWS (2 of 6)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Security Engineer, Enterprise Security posted Sep 17
- Security Engineer - Infrastructure Security posted Sep 17
- Software Engineer, Privacy & Data Governance posted Jun 21
- Security Engineer, Application Security posted Nov 20
- Security Engineer, Product and Device Security posted Mar 31
From the team and dates on Figure's own job board.
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