Developer Productivity Intern [Winter 2027]
San Jose, CAFull-time$40–45/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Figure is seeking a Developer Productivity Intern to build infrastructure and tools that accelerate software development. The intern will contribute to build and deployment systems, improve development environments, and create backend and frontend tools. The role works with firmware, embedded, middleware, and AI/ML engineers. Candidates should be rising seniors or recent graduates in a related field, graduating within one year, and able to work at Figure headquarters for at least 10 weeks.
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Full 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 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:
• Contribute to the architecture and implementation of our next-generation, large scale build and deployment infrastructure.
• Redefine our development environments for ease of use and an order of magnitude improvement in developer productivity.
• Develop backend and frontend tools to support the build infrastructure.
• Work closely with firmware, embedded, middleware and AI/ML engineers to ship new platforms and features at unprecedented speed.
Requirements:
• 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.
• Strong Linux and systems fundamentals: networking, storage, processes, and containers.
• Proficient in at least one of Go, Rust, C++, or Python.
Bonus Qualifications:
• Projects using distributed systems, content-addressable storage, or cachingExperience with Bazel.
• Experience deploying services with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 8,349 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$40–45/hr
- California median$43–54/hr112 hourly ranges
- US median$30–45/hr453 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $42.50/hr, is 11% below the California median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the middle half of Software Engineering hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,683 open Software Engineering jobs in California and 8,349 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (6,546 postings).
- Education
- 2,199 of the 8,349 open Software Engineering jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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