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Brief #50665Updated 05 OCT 2026SAN JOSE, CAGreenhouseSOFTWARE COMPANIES
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Software Engineer: Middleware Developer Productivity

Figure is an AI Robotics company building the world's first commercially viable autonomous humanoid robot. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA.

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Company size
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Software Engineer: Middleware Developer Productivity

Figure AI· San Jose, CAView company profile


Job title
Software Engineer: Middleware Developer Productivity
Job location
San Jose, CA
Job description

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 are looking for solid, experienced C++ developers to help us build out the core software platform that will allow our robot to reach its full potential!

Responsibilities: 

  • Architect, design, implement and test C++ middleware that will run on our robot and provide system wide functionality to specialized controls and autonomy software.
  • Develop Python tooling and interfaces.
  • Help us ensure that our software ecosystem is stable, scalable and well tested in CI.

 

Requirements: 

  • Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience writing production C++.
  • Mastery of C++, Python and Linux.
  • Understanding of how to create testable software systems.
  • Good knowledge of computer architecture.
  • Understanding of Linux userspace and kernel environments.
  • Proficiency with networking protocols.
  • Comfortable using debuggers and performance profiling tooling.

Bonus Qualifications: 

  • Experience working on systems with timing constraints.
  • Experience working in resource constrained environments like microcontrollers.
  • Knowledge of communication buses and protocols like Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB.
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Figure AI headquarters

Sunnyvale, CA

Company size

100–500 employees

Founded

2022

Total raised

$1,854,000,000

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