Robotic Software Engineer (Senior, Staff or Lead) (Perception)

About the role We're a robotics company building autonomous systems that operate in complex, dynamic environments. Our perception stack lets our robots understand, localize, and navigate the world in real time, and we care as much about robust, maintainable engineering as we do about raw algorithm performance.

We're hiring a Perception Engineer to design and build the SLAM, state estimation, and computer vision our robots rely on in the field. You'll take perception algorithms from research to reliable, production-ready software, working alongside our robotics, controls, and systems engineers.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys bridging the gap between theory and deployment, turning academic algorithms into efficient, well-engineered systems.

How leveling works This is one role, open at the Senior, Staff, or Lead level. The responsibilities below reflect the core of the role at every level. You don't need to decide which level fits you before applying. The selected candidate will be placed at the level commensurate with the skills, scope, and experience they demonstrate through the interview process, and the offer will align with that level. Senior and Staff are individual-contributor positions. Lead carries the same technical scope plus people-leadership responsibilities, for candidates who want them.

What you'll do (all levels)

• Design and implement SLAM and localization systems (visual, visual-inertial, lidar, or multi-sensor)
• Develop and integrate computer vision pipelines for feature extraction, tracking, mapping, and scene understanding
• Implement and optimize estimation algorithms (filtering and optimization-based methods)
• Fuse data from cameras, IMUs, lidars, and depth sensors
• Evaluate perception performance using real-world data and metrics
• Optimize algorithms for real-time performance and robustness
• Collaborate with controls and planning teams to support downstream autonomy
• Maintain clean, well-tested, production-quality code
• Contribute to tooling, datasets, and evaluation frameworks

Senior Perception Engineer

• Owns a defined technical area of the perception stack and delivers independently end to end
• Mentors less-experienced engineers
• Track record of shipping perception software to real systems

Staff Perception Engineer

• Drives technical direction and architecture across the team's area
• Sets engineering standards and multiplies the output of others
• Demonstrated influence beyond their own deliverables, across teams or an entire perception stack

Lead Perception Engineer

• Staff-level technical scope plus people-leadership responsibilities: direct reports, hiring, performance, and team planning
• Demonstrated ability to grow engineers and run a healthy, productive team