Hayden AI
Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco HQ Office · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 181 days ago
C++AlgorithmsMachine LearningComputer VisionRoboticsElectrical EngineeringSensorsResearchLeadershipMentoring
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About the role
- This role requires deep expertise in computer vision and/or robotics algorithms that are deployed on the edge/cloud.
- This is a C++ software engineering position demanding both hands-on technical mastery and significant architectural and systems leadership.
Responsibilities
- Spearhead the architectural design, implementation, and long-term ownership of next-generation perception systems, ensuring seamless transition from research prototypes to robust, scalable production solutions.
- Architect and optimize high-throughput, real-time perception pipelines, setting the technical direction for advanced techniques in object detection, tracking, and sophisticated sensor fusion
Requirements
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- Extensive experience leading large, complex, production-grade systems end-to-end.
- Expert-level proficiency in modern C++, including experience with real-time and/or embedded systems.
- Proven track record of technical leadership and architectural ownership across multiple projects or teams.
- Experience scaling systems from prototype to production in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Demonstrated mentorship and ability to raise the bar for engineering quality across an organization.
Nice to have
- experience in automotive or robotics domains is a plus.
Company info
- At Hayden AI, we are on a mission to harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges.
- From bus lane and bus stop enforcement to transportation optimization technologies and beyond, our innovative mobile perception system empowers our clients to accelerate transit, enhance street safety, and drive toward a sustainable future.
- What the job involves
- As a Staff Software Engineer on the Perception team, you will be a key technical leader, defining and driving the long-term vision and architecture for our perception systems in forthcoming pilots, directly influencing Hayden's mission and roadmap for business expansion.
- You will be responsible for setting the technical direction and standards for the team, architecting complex, scalable, and robust end-to-end perception and robotics systems for deployment on real-world hardware, and ensuring their successful integration into Hayden's core product platform.
- You will operate with complete technical ownership over major system components, mentoring junior and senior engineers, driving complex cross-functional initiatives, and making critical trade-off decisions that balance bleeding-edge innovation, system reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability across the entire Perception stack.
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