Datasets Software Engineer - Sensors, Algorithms and Detections

Cognitive Group | Part of the Focus Cloud Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in London is seeking a Datasets Software Engineer (Contractor) to support data calibration workflows. The role involves designing calibration workflows for robotics sensors and developing reusable pipelines to standardize data. Ideal candidates should have strong Python skills and experience with GNSS and IMU sensors. This is a mid-senior level position with a focus on independent problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python for calibration/data processing
• Hands-on experience with robotics sensors (GNSS, IMU, wheel odometry)
• Understanding of time synchronization and pose estimation

Responsibilities

• Design and implement calibration workflows for GNSS, IMU, and wheel odometry
• Develop reusable pipelines to standardize motion data
• Debug sensor metadata issues and collaborate with Data Engineering teams

Skills

Python proficiency

Robotics sensors experience

Time synchronization understanding

Independent work ability

Tools

Flyte

Apache Spark

Databricks

Job description

Overview

Datasets Software Engineer (Contractor) to support data calibration and standardization workflows for a cutting-edge AI and Robotics end customer. You will play a critical role in building robust pipelines that unify and align data from a variety of sensors, contributing directly to the performance and reproducibility of robotics perception systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement calibration workflows for GNSS, IMU, and wheel odometry alignment
• Develop reusable pipelines to standardize motion data across heterogeneous external datasets
• Debug sensor metadata issues, including drift, extrinsics, and timestamp inconsistencies
• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to integrate solutions into Flyte- and Kubernetes-based infrastructures
• Author technical documentation and build QA checks to maintain data quality and reproducibility

Essential Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python, especially for developing calibration or data processing pipelines
• Hands-on experience working with robotics sensors (GNSS, IMU, wheel odometry)
• Understanding of time synchronization, pose estimation, and/or sensor fusion techniques
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision in a dynamic setting

Desirable Experience

• Familiarity with coordinate systems and transforms
• Exposure to workflow orchestration tools such as Flyte, Apache Spark, or Databricks
• Experience working with autonomous vehicle (AV) datasets or multi-sensor rigs in production
• Prior work involving debugging sensor metadata issues (e.g., misaligned extrinsics, inaccurate timestamps)

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting

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