Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our Humanoid is designed for corporate tasks targeting labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe. We are based in San Jose, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration.

We are looking for an Embedded Software Intern for Winter 2026 to support the implementation and test of key aspects of our Humanoid software. This internship is designed for students in their final year of an undergraduate or master’s program, as well as recent graduates who are on track to complete their degree by the end of 2026, or the following year.

Responsibilities:

Implement and test embedded software in C++ running on the Humanoid compute platform
Develop Python scripts to support data management, test automation or robot calibration
Contribute to the development of our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure
Support hardware/software integration in the lab

Requirements:

Graduate student or recent graduate in Computer Science or related field
Minimum 10 weeks internship, 1 to 2 terms preferred
Ability to showcase extra-academic activities working on hardware/software projects
Fluent with C++ and Python
Deep understanding of Linux
Good knowledge of computer architecture, communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB
Comfortable using lab instruments (Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers…) and debugging tools (Lauterbach…)

Bonus Qualifications:

Experience with the Bazel build system
Experience with Docker containers
Experience with Rust