Figure AI

Security Engineer, Detection and Response

Figure AI · San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA $150K–$300K Posted 2026-10-09
Salary
$150K–$300K
Type
Full-time
Experience
6+ yr

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.

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$110K — 10th pctl $270K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $225K vs. market median $180K for Engineering roles
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Based on 10,000+ Engineering roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
Figure AI

Figure AI

Robotics · Series C · San Jose, USA

Stage & Valuation
Series C · $39B
Key Investors
Microsoft, Brookfield Asset Management, ARK Invest
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Figure AI develops autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots designed to address labor shortages and assist in unsafe working environments. The company focuses on integrating artificial intelligence with advanced robotics for commercial and industrial applications.
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