Senior Map Infrastructure Engineer, Autonomous Freight

Gatik; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik, headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Map Infrastructure. You’ll design and build pipelines turning fleet sensor data into accurate, versioned maps and deliver them to every truck and simulation run.

Collaborate with localization, autonomy, and operations to ship safe map updates. You’ll own storage, versioning, and tools that enable fast map creation, validation, and deployment, while advancing measurement, automation, and CI quality across map

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Geomatics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience (or a Master’s degree and 3+ years).
• Strong software engineering skills in Python and/or C++, including modular, maintainable, well-tested systems.
• Experience building large-scale data pipelines and distributed processing on cloud infrastructure with Spark, Ray, Beam.

Responsibilities

• Build map creation pipelines processing lidar, camera, and GNSS/IMU data into high-definition maps.
• Speed up route onboarding via automation and tooling.
• Own map storage and versioning with clear schemas and data contracts.
• Deliver maps to vehicles with reliable packaging, distribution, and safe rollout.
• Detect and manage real-world map changes and propagate updates quickly.
• Make map quality measurable with automated validation checks for geometry, topology, and localization.
• Build map visualization, editing, and QA tools for engineers and operators.
• Connect maps to simulation and ML training pipelines.
• Raise engineering bar with clean interfaces, testing, and observability.

Skills

Python

C++

Data pipelines

Distributed systems

Geospatial data

APIs & Protobuf

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Robotics or related field

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

Spark

Ray

Beam

PostGIS

GDAL

Shapely

Job description

Gatik, headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Map Infrastructure. You’ll design and build pipelines turning fleet sensor data into accurate, versioned maps and deliver them to every truck and simulation run.

Collaborate with localization, autonomy, and operations to ship safe map updates. You’ll own storage, versioning, and tools that enable fast map creation, validation, and deployment, while advancing measurement, automation, and CI quality across map