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Middleware Software Engineer

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United States , San Jose

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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!

Job Responsibility:

  • 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

Nice to have:

  • 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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

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