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Security Engineer, Product and Device Security

Figure — Tracked from its greenhouse job board

San Jose, CA Mid Posted Mar 31, 2025
C++Backend

About the role

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 security of the robot as well as associated backend services. We are looking for excellent security engineers who have experience in breaking and building complex embedded/hardware systems, with experience in AI and complex distributed software systems.

Responsibilities

Conduct security assessments of embedded systems, hardware designs, and software integrations, as well as build tooling for a secure design/development lifecycle of complex hardware systems

Design technical solutions to mitigate security risks and work with teams across the company to implement them

Build frameworks and systems to protect from common attacks and reverse engineering for embedded systems

Hunt for hardware security weaknesses insecure design patterns on our product stack

Be a champion for security and user privacy

Requirements

Experience in several of the following embedded system security domains: hardware reverse engineering, firmware security, security architecture & design, electrical engineering and design, micro-controller security, and cryptography.

Strong electrical engineering (not scripting or automation) skills and ability to reverse engineer hardware interfaces, communication protocols, and embedded systems

Solid foundation in software security, esp low level security (C/C++, compilers, etc.)

Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders whilst prioritizing tasks and work independently under minimal supervision.

BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field

3+ years of experience in the field of application/hardware security or related security role

Passion for learning and helping others

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.

What the index says about this role

  • First seen by JobLarper — Aug 2, 2026, 6 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
  • No pay range in our index for this listing. Across 108 indexed Security Engineer roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $190k and $300k, median $247k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from Figure.
  • What Security Engineer roles ask for — across 643 indexed openings: Cloud (45%), Python (41%), REST/APIs (40%), Go (31%), AI/LLM (29%). This posting names Backend.
  • Figure is hiring actively — 51 open roles indexed.

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