Senior Geometric Maps Engineer - HD Lidar & SLAM

Aurora; Louisville (CO); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is building the 3D geometric foundation for the Aurora Driver. You will own algorithms that process lidar logs into offline maps, tackling scalability and performance for expanding routes.

You will work on registrations, pose-graph optimization, and large-scale map-building pipelines with a focus on reliability and data quality. The role requires strong C++ skills, 3D geometry expertise, and experience with SLAM-like systems.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in CS/Robotics/EE or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of professional software development in C++ with leading multi-quarter projects.
• Hands-on experience with 3D geometry and point-cloud processing (registration, pose-graph, SLAM).
• Strong grasp of linear algebra, transforms, numerical optimization and probability.
• Experience debugging and improving data quality across large datasets or pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and own geometric map-generation algorithms, incl. sensor optimization, pose-graph optimization, multi-modal alignment.
• Identify and build a system that is resilient to failure modes with measurable success criteria.
• Improve runtime and scalability of large-scale distributed map-build pipeline stages.
• Collaborate with neighboring team on data contracts and integration requirements.

Skills

C++

3D geometry

Point-cloud processing

ICP / Scan matching

Pose-graph optimization

Numerical optimization

Linear algebra

Probability

Data quality

Debugging pipelines

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/Robotics/EE

Tools

Beam

Spark

AWS

Job description

Aurora is building the 3D geometric foundation for the Aurora Driver. You will own algorithms that process lidar logs into offline maps, tackling scalability and performance for expanding routes.

You will work on registrations, pose-graph optimization, and large-scale map-building pipelines with a focus on reliability and data quality. The role requires strong C++ skills, 3D geometry expertise, and experience with SLAM-like systems.