Research Engineer / Scientist (SLAM)

Highlights

• Design modern SLAM systems for robust spatial understanding from real sensor data.
• Build world modeling backbone powering navigable 3D worlds for gaming and robotics.
• Prototype hybrid SLAM combining classical geometry with modern machine learning.

What they offer

• Equity
• Health, dental and vision benefits
• 401K
• Flexible PTO
• Paid parental leave
• Relocation support as needed

Ideal candidate

A fearless, mission-driven builder with deep SLAM experience who thrives in ambiguity and cares about correctness, stability, and turning cutting-edge spatial research into production-ready systems with a small high-caliber team.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in SLAM, state estimation, robotics perception, or related areas
• Strong foundation in probabilistic estimation, optimization, and geometric vision
• Deep experience with visual, visual-inertial, lidar, multi-sensor, or hybrid SLAM
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++ building research or production-grade SLAM systems
• Experience with numerical optimization libraries and/or robotics frameworks
• Familiarity with learning-based perception and representation learning for SLAM
• Strong understanding of sensor characteristics, calibration, synchronization, and noise modeling
• Proven ability to drive projects from concept through deployment in fast-moving environments