Staff Autonomy Software Engineer, Localization

Highlights

• Lead navigation architecture for vehicle-agnostic driverless trucking technology.
• Define org-wide navigation metrics to evaluate autonomous system performance.
• Drive visual and lidar odometry direction for commercial driverless operations.

What they offer

• Competitive compensation with equity and annual bonuses
• Excellent medical, dental and vision plans
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays and parental leave
• Dog-friendly Mountain View office with free lunch and EV charging
• Disability, life insurance and wellbeing benefits

Ideal candidate

A technical leader passionate about autonomous navigation who owns complex systems end-to-end. You mentor engineers, communicate clearly, and enjoy building reliable autonomy fast.

Requirements

• BS, MS or PhD with experience building navigation, localization, and odometry systems
• Expert in C++ with strong problem-solving and high-reliability software engineering skills
• Deep experience fusing GNSS, IMU, wheel speed and other data into 6-DOF pose via Kalman filtering or factor graphs
• Experience with computer vision, visual odometry and/or point-cloud odometry
• Track record mentoring engineers and elevating team technical practices
• Clear communicator who writes concise design docs and collaborates across disciplines