- Figureai
- San Jose, CA
- 6 days ago
- $40–$45 / hour
Developer Productivity Intern [Winter 2027].
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Developer Productivity Intern [Winter 2027]: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This developer productivity role supports software development infrastructure at an AI robotics company.
- The Person:The intern will help architect and implement build and deployment infrastructure, improve development environments, build backend and frontend tools, and work with engineering teams on platforms and features.
- Requirements:The candidate should have strong Linux and systems fundamentals, including networking, storage, processes, and containers, plus proficiency in Go, Rust, C++, or Python.
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.
We are looking for a Developer Productivity Intern to join the Developer Productivity team. You will design and build infrastructure and tools for Figure that accelerate the software development lifecycle. Your work will have a broad impact across the security, cost, and performance of all Figure development.
Responsibilities:
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Contribute to the architecture and implementation of our next-generation, large scale build and deployment infrastructure.
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Redefine our development environments for ease of use and an order of magnitude improvement in developer productivity.
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Develop backend and frontend tools to support the build infrastructure.
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Work closely with firmware, embedded, middleware and AI/ML engineers to ship new platforms and features at unprecedented speed.
Requirements:
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Rising senior or recent graduate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; must be graduating within one yearMinimum 10 weeks working at Figure headquarters.
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Strong Linux and systems fundamentals: networking, storage, processes, and containers.
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Proficient in at least one of Go, Rust, C++, or Python.
Bonus Qualifications:
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Projects using distributed systems, content-addressable storage, or cachingExperience with Bazel.
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Experience deploying services with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling.
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Experience with LLMs and other AI toolingExperience with any of the major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
The US base pay range for this full-time position is $40.00 to $45.00 per hour.
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.