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Helix AI Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Figure AI INC · 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 22 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Figure AI INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “AI ENGINEER, DATA INFRASTRUCTURE” (Database Architects) in CA: $300k–$300k, median $300k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 22 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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’s vision is to deploy autonomous humanoids at a global scale. Our Helix team is looking for an experienced Data Infrastructure Engineer, to take our AI data infrastructure to the next level. This role is focused on building tools and software components that offload, store, manipulate and provide access to robot data, managing on premise and cloud resources, and providing production support for this infrastructure. The ideal candidate has experience building tools and infrastructure for a large-scale autonomous / deep learning system. Responsibilities: • Design, build, and maintain tools and software components that offload, store, manipulate and provide access to robot data. • Architect and manage storage and compute resources across on-premise and cloud environments at a massive scale. • Implement optimal data transmission and storage solutions for all stages of Figure’s data pipeline from recording to neural network training. • Work together with AI researchers to support new kinds of data workflows. Requirements: • Strong software engineering fundamentals. • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field. • Minimum of 4 years of professional, full-time experience building reliable backend systems. • Experience with Linux and command line tools. • Experience with Python. • Experience using and managing data stores (Postgres, MySQL, ElasticSearch, Redis, etc.). Bonus Qualifications: • Experience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP). • Experience with job scheduling / orchestration tools (SLURM, Kubernetes, LSF, etc.) • Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, etc.) • Experience building data annotation and dataset management tools. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000 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.