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Figure

Scaling fast

Machinery Manufacturing San José, CA Watching 572 employees Updated as of Sep 2

The read

Figure added 176 hires against 15 departures (net +161) over 90 days, with operations emerging as the fastest-growing function. The company hired five manager-level roles in Data Operations and Robotic Operations, signaling a push to scale humanoid robotics deployment and data infrastructure. Inbound talent came heavily from Tesla (8 hires), Meta (5), and Apple (3), suggesting Figure is absorbing top-tier autonomy and AI talent. Junior-level exits to NVIDIA and Applied Intuition reflect routine churn in a competitive robotics hiring market, but the net surge and operations build-out point to a ramp toward production or commercial pilots.

+25% of staff
Net headcount · 90d: +169; mostly Operations
New hires · 90d: 175; vs 175 hires
Departures · 90d: 6; quiet
Leadership moves · 90d: 0

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Hiring paceCooling

New hires per month, last 12 months. 270 total hires.

0 joined
Sep 2025

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Oct 2025

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Dec 2025

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Feb 2026

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Mar 2026

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Apr 2026

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May 2026

51 joined
Jun 2026

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Jul 2026

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12 months agoLast month

Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.

60 people joined Operations Aggregate
42 people joined Aggregate
37 people joined Aggregate
23 people joined Aggregate
5 people joined Aggregate
5 people left Aggregate

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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.

Operations +61

+42

+38

+23

+5

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Talent flow

Which companies Figure hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.

Recruiting from

T

Tesla+8

M

Meta+5

A

Apple+3

C

California State University, Long Beach+2

G

Goldman Sachs+2

L

LinkedIn+2

Departing to

A

Applied Intuition−1

N

NVIDIA−1

S

Stealth Startup−1

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