Figure AI

Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management and Automation

Figure AI · San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA $150K–$350K Posted 2026-06-21
Salary
$150K–$350K
Type
Full-time
Experience
6+ yr

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 vulnerability discovery and remediation across enterprise and Cloud environments.

Responsibilities

  • Develop systems and tools to improve the security posture of Figure’s enterprise infrastructure, touching domains such as client platform, corporate networks, as well as SaaS infrastructure
  • Build and manage automation for vulnerability management, and help Figure prioritize and address vulnerabilities across the infrastructure
  • Identify, triage, and remediate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations for cloud infrastructure and Figure’s backend services
  • Design and implement security controls for securing backend services and cloud infrastructure at Figure
  • Review and provide security guidance company wide for infrastructure systems, account lifecycle, fleet management and automation.
  • Define and contribute to the team's operational duties (e.g. security reviews, consulting, and on-call), identify areas of improvement by delegating work, improving automation, and runbooks.

Requirements

  • Experience in several of the following Enterprise Security Domains: Zero Trust/Beyond Corp, Endpoint Security, Cloud Security, Data Loss Prevention, Cryptography and PKI, SaaS Security.
  • Strong understanding of federated authentication/authorization technologies (e.g., SAML, SCIM, OPA, OIDC).
  • Strong understanding of network security mechanisms, including mTLS, 802.1X, SSH, DNSSEC, Certificate transparency, VPN, and others
  • Experience developing and deploying services in multi-cloud environments, preferably one of the following Azure, AWS or Google Cloud Platform
  • Strong software engineering (beyond scripting or automation) skills in C/C++, Rust, Golang, Python or similar.
  • Experience in common tools and processes of adjacent security domains, esp.  Detection and Response.
  • Solid knowledge of operating system internals, and experience with several of the following areas: Identity and Access, OS Hardening (macOS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS), SaaS Security or Assurance and Validation
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field
  • 6+ years of experience as an Enterprise/Cloud focused Security Engineer
  • 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 - $350,000 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 $265K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $250K vs. market median $185K for Engineering roles
+35%
above median
Based on 14,000+ Engineering roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
Figure AI

Figure AI

Robotics · Series C · San Jose, USA

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Series C · $39B
Key Investors
Microsoft, Brookfield Asset Management, ARK Invest
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