Senior Autonomy Engineer — Real-Time Vision & SLAM

Skydio, Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 278,000; Full time

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Job summary

Skydio, Inc. in San Mateo, CA is seeking a highly skilled Computer Vision Engineer to architect and implement real-time CV algorithms for autonomous drones.

You will work on a world-class CV team alongside researchers who have pushed the state of the art, delivering real solutions for complex environments. You should combine strong math, solid software practices, and the ability to drive algorithms from theory to working code, with emphasis on visual odometry, mapping, and real-time performance

Qualifications

• Strong math, algorithms and coding alignment for real-world problems.
• Hands-on experience with visual odometry, state estimation, mapping, and SLAM.
• Proficiency in probabilistic inference and 3D geometry.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time estimation, mapping, tracking, classification, and detection algorithms.
• Imagine and implement new features that unlock magic for users.
• Characterize and quantify the performance of the vision system.
• Research and prototype new approaches.
• Be a generalist helping out on all aspects of the software when needed.

Skills

C++ proficiency

Software engineering

Visual odometry

State estimation

Mapping

SLAM

Probabilistic inference

3D geometry

DL / deep learning

Fast-paced team

Job description

Skydio, Inc. in San Mateo, CA is seeking a highly skilled Computer Vision Engineer to architect and implement real-time CV algorithms for autonomous drones.

You will work on a world-class CV team alongside researchers who have pushed the state of the art, delivering real solutions for complex environments. You should combine strong math, solid software practices, and the ability to drive algorithms from theory to working code, with emphasis on visual odometry, mapping, and real-time performance