Senior Perception Software Engineer - Robotics & LiDAR

Pickle Robot Company

Boston (MA)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Pickle Robot Company in Massachusetts is seeking a Senior Perception Software Engineer to advance our 3D perception, state estimation, and mapping pipelines for warehouse automation. You will work with 3D LiDAR, IMUs, and cameras to translate raw sensor data into reliable robot intelligence for dynamic unloading docks.

The role requires strong Python and C++ production skills, ROS/ROS2, OpenCV/Open3D, and a pragmatic, edge‑case aware mindset to drive robust, scalable software in a real world

Qualifications

5+ years of robotics software engineering experience or an MS with 3+ years in industry.
Proficient in Python and C++ for production systems.
Strong foundation in linear algebra, geometry, and probabilistic robotics.
Hands-on experience building perception stacks with ROS/ROS2, OpenCV, Open3D, Eigen, and Git.
Experience with sensor stacks including 3D LiDARs, IMUs, and cameras.

Responsibilities

Drive accuracy and stability of localization and state estimation pipelines for the robot.
Develop advanced obstacle mapping for collision avoidance in complex environments.
Implement and optimize point cloud processing for real-time edge compute.
Architect perception integration to production code, interfacing ML model outputs.
Improve multi-sensor calibration routines to ensure high-fidelity spatial alignment.

Skills

Python

C++

ROS/ROS2

OpenCV

Open3D

Eigen

Git

LiDAR

IMU

Cameras

Localization

State estimation

Perception stacks

CUDA

Docker

PCL

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