Is Figure AI a good place to work?

Mostly. Figure AI is a heavily funded humanoid maker that posts clear hourly rates and shifts for its operator and data roles, but the jobs are fixed-term or contract-to-hire, physically hard, and its robot safety is disputed in court. The job is temporary and physical: six-month terms or contract-to-hire with no promised conversion, 8+ hours on your feet, and an unresolved suit by its ex-safety head alleging a malfunctioning robot nearly hit an employee.

Yes. Figure AI Inc. is a private Delaware firm in San Jose, California, founded in 2022 by CEO Brett Adcock. In September 2025 it raised over $1 billion, led by Parkway Venture Capital, at a $39 billion value. In June 2026 Adcock posted that its robots, about 740, now outnumber its roughly 650 staff. Its robots work for customers such as BMW (Spartanburg) and Catalyst Brands (Reno); operators run them, and pilots and data creators record data for its Helix AI.

Yes. One of the best-funded humanoid programs; operator roles run in shifts across multiple US sites. Payouts: Hourly; operator roles are 6-month fixed-term or contract-to-hire positions. The payment schedule is not published. Operators are contract-to-hire (aiming at full-time); pilots, data creators and quality analysts get six-month fixed terms, all hourly. Each posting states its hourly rate. None names an agency or lists benefits (shared at offer); Figure's HR ad mentions agency staff, so ask who employs you. Shifts: 8.5 hours, 5 days with a weekend day.

Glassdoor 4.3/5 (8 reviews) · Blind 2.0/5 (1 review), as read in October 2026. Praised: Glassdoor's small sample is positive: 83% recommend Figure and 83% approve of CEO Brett Adcock (figures as shown in search results). Criticised: A software engineer (Glassdoor, November 2025, 1 star) titled the review "Horrible Company", citing late hours and a toxic environment.

November 2025: Former head of product safety Robert Gruendel sued (Gruendel v. Figure AI, N.D. Cal. 5:25-cv-10094), alleging he was fired in September 2025 after warning that its robots could fracture a skull, that one malfunctioned and punched a fridge beside an employee, and that an emergency-stop certification was dropped. These are allegations. August 2026: Figure calls the claims falsehoods and says he was fired for poor performance; in January 2026 it counter-sued, alleging he copied confidential files. Nothing has been decided: in August 2026 the parties agreed to private mediation, fact discovery closes November 14, 2026, and a trial-setting conference is set for December 3, 2026. April 2025: Fortune questioned Adcock's claim of a robot fleet doing end-to-end operations at BMW's South Carolina plant; BMW said one Figure robot worked there at a time, on a single parts-loading task. Figure later said its robots ran 10-hour weekday shifts there for 11 months and helped build over 30,000 cars. August 2026: Figure is sourcing training data far beyond its US staff. It is opening data creator units in Mexico City and Sao Paulo with 24/7 rotating shifts, and in August 2026 launched Index, an app paying people in 100+ countries to film tasks at home or work; it says it will spend over $1 billion on data and compute in a year.

Yes. Its public job board has 9 Figure AI jobs open (checked 28 Oct 2026). Taking each week's closing count, Figure AI moved from 16 open roles on 20 Sep 2026 to 9 by 25 Oct 2026.

A good fit: People near San Jose, Los Angeles, Fontana or Reno who can stand 8+ hours, lift 50 lbs and work nights or a weekend day, want a hands-on start in robotics, and accept a fixed term with a chance of conversion. A poor fit: Anyone who needs a permanent or remote job, needs every weekend off, cannot stand all shift or lift 50 lbs, lacks a clean driving record for site roles, or is uneasy working beside powerful prototype robots.