Lead Software Engineer, 3D Computer Vision (USA)

DroneDeploy; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DroneDeploy is seeking a player-coach to lead the execution of their core photogrammetry pipeline. This role involves hands-on work in building and shipping 3D reconstruction systems while also stepping into a leadership position over time.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in production photogrammetry and a passion for developing and managing teams. This position promises to offer growth and the opportunity to reshape team workflows with a focus on AI-first strategies.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with production photogrammetry, especially in 3D reconstruction.
• Experience managing and developing teams.
• Familiarity with AI-first workflows and new tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of the photogrammetry pipeline and oversee the team.
• Build, train, and ship 3D systems while growing into a leadership role.
• Evaluate and implement new tools and workflows in production.

Skills

Production photogrammetry experience

3D reconstruction systems

Team leadership

Job description

Overview

We're hiring a player-coach to lead execution on our core photogrammetry pipeline — the 3D reconstruction stack at the heart of our platform. You'll partner with CV leadership on technical direction, then make it happen — driving execution, setting the technical bar, growing a team, and shipping the work that moves the product.

You'll spend most of your time hands‑on — building, training, and shipping 3D systems — while also growing into a leadership role. You'll start with 1–2 direct reports in your first year and grow your scope over time. This is not a pure IC role: candidates who are not interested in growing into people leadership won't be a fit.

We're a small, high‑leverage team behind an industry‑leading photogrammetry platform. Our customers have mapped over 150M acres across more than 180 countries, relying on us for speed, quality, and accuracy in industries as diverse as construction, agriculture, mining, conservation, forestry, and infrastructure inspection.

What matters most is experience with production photogrammetry at scale — you've shipped and operated 3D reconstruction systems, you know what breaks under load, and you understand the gap between a research result and something that holds up across thousands of maps.

You'll also help reshape how our team builds. We've been investing heavily in agentic development — codifying expertise into reusable skills, pushing AI‑first workflows, evaluating new tools as they ship. We want someone who's been doing the same thing on their current team and is ready to do more of it here.