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Helix AI Engineer, Reinforcement Learning
Figure
San Jose, CAPosted Jul 13, 2026 · 21h ago$200k – $400k
Full-time$200k – $400kMid LevelOn-siteRobotics
About this role
Figure, an AI robotics company, seeks a Reinforcement Learning Engineer to develop core AI systems for humanoid robots. This role involves designing and implementing RL algorithms for embodied agents in simulation and real-world environments, focusing on improving policy performance, robustness, and decision-making. The position requires strong Python and deep learning framework skills, with an emphasis on large-scale experimentation and building scalable training systems.
What we are looking for
6- Design and implement RL algorithms for embodied agents
- Train policies from interaction, feedback, and experience
- Develop reward modeling, credit assignment, and exploration strategies
- Improve policy robustness in real-world conditions
- Build scalable RL training systems and evaluation frameworks
- Apply RL to robotics, control systems, or embodied AI
Skills mentioned
2PythonMachine Learning
