Avride
Senior/Staff Software Engineer – Localization & Mapping
Austin, Texas · Staff+
Work authorization requiredDetected 2 days ago
C++Data StructuresAlgorithmsMachine LearningRoboticsSensorsCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- You will be able to make data-driven decisions and innovate at one of the exciting frontiers of technological advancement.
- The Localization team is responsible for providing precise rover location to all the components of the autonomous rover pipeline, like perception, behavior layer, and control.
Responsibilities
- Develop the cloud mapping subsystem with graph optimization at its core.
- Support sister development and operation teams on issues related to localization.
- Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software design patterns
- Eagerness to track recent advancements in the field and implement the best ideas to keep algorithms' performance state-of-the-art and beyond
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- We develop autonomous vehicle technology from scratch, leveraging the strong technical background of our core team and over seven years of experience in autonomous vehicle development.
- We calculate the position and the orientation of the rover with centimeter and fraction-of-a-degree accuracy, dozens of times per second, and in all conditions.
- Develop the Sensor Fusion Localization subsystem, which combines the measurements of multiple sensors (LiDAR, IMU, GNSS, etc.) to calculate rover position to centimeter precision and orientation to 0.1-degree precision.
Nice to have
- Experience in robotics.
- Good knowledge of EKF, localization, calibration, and point cloud processing algorithms is welcome.
- Strong mathematical knowledge and skills, especially in optimization, probability theory, and mechanics.
- Ability to turn ideas into formulas and formulas into algorithms.
- Relevant publications or achievements in hackathons / programming contests
- Avride is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to employment opportunities.
Company info
- Avride is a rapidly developing company in the autonomous vehicle and delivery robot industry.
- Our most valuable asset is people, each with many years of experience in robotics, EKF, ICP, SLAM algorithms, distributed data processing, software architecture, and machine learning, working together as a motivated, effective, and friendly team.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.
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