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Reinforcement Learning Engineer, Whole Body Control

$150k - $350k
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About this role

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 Reinforcement Learning Engineer to develop, train, deploy, and evaluate advanced reinforcement learning algorithms for whole body control of our humanoid robot.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, train, and deploy reinforcement learning algorithms for whole body control.

  • Determine the observations, actions, and model types that unlock maximum performance.

  • Identify and close the most important sim-to-real gaps.

  • Define, test, and evaluate performance metrics for learned policies.

  • Harden the control stack to ensure rock solid robustness.

Requirements:

  • Strong background in dynamics and control, ideally of legged robots.

  • Experience with reinforcement learning algorithms for robotics: PPO, SAC, etc.

  • Experience tuning hyperparameters and cost functions for these RL algorithms.

  • Familiarity with common RL techniques such as: domain randomization, curriculum learning, reward shaping, etc.

  • Capable of leading complex controls projects and mentoring junior engineers.

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Experience with behavior cloning techniques (e.g. distillation).

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000 to $350,000 per year.

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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Company
Figure AI
Salary
$150k - $350k
Posted
October 07, 2026
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About Figure AI

Figure is building the world's first commercially viable general-purpose humanoid robot. Their mission is to expand human capability through advanced robotics, creating machines that can work alongside humans in warehouses, retail, and beyond.

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