Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Localization

Highlights

• Build precise state estimation keeping robotaxis and 80,000lb trucks on road.
• Answer where the vehicle is with real-time centimeter-accurate pose estimation.
• Evaluate localization across millions of miles in simulation and test tracks.

Ideal candidate

A robotics state estimation expert with 5+ years deploying real-world systems who thrives on precision and robustness. You love blending rigorous math with AI to keep autonomous vehicles safely on the road.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Aerospace/Electrical Engineering or related field with 5+ years industry experience
• Deep expertise in probabilistic robotics, state estimation and 3D geometry including filtering, smoothing and mapping
• Proven experience building and optimizing online/offline SLAM systems including point-cloud registration like ICP
• Hands-on experience processing and fusing IMU, LiDAR, Radar, GNSS and other sensor data
• Strong systems programming in modern C++ and/or Rust with real-time, concurrency and memory management
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, prototyping and tooling
• Strong foundation in linear algebra, calculus and probability theory
• Track record deploying state estimation algorithms on physical robots or autonomous vehicles