Staff Computer Vision Engineer - Spatial Mapping & VPS Lead

Niantic Spatial, Inc.; California; Híbrido; USD 257.000 - 315.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Niantic Spatial, Inc. is seeking a senior engineer to own and drive parts of Reconstruction and Localization technologies.

You will help build a living geospatial world model usable for high-fidelity 3D representations via Gaussian Splatting and a centimeter-level Visual Positioning System, enabling robots and people to explore the real world. You will mentor engineers, influence the technical roadmap, and design scalable computer vision systems across CPU/GPU platforms in cloud or device

Formación

• 7+ years of professional experience in CV/ML (or 4+ years with a PhD).
• Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or C/C++.
• Proven experience in both classical and learned-based 3D CV and ML.
• Full software lifecycle experience bringing research to production at scale.
• Technical leadership experience on computer vision projects.

Responsabilidades

• Technical Leadership: Lead design and implementation of core technologies like SfM, FF and high-fidelity 3D reconstruction.
• Applied Research: Stay up-to-date with state-of-the-art to invent solutions in VPS and 3D Reconstruction.
• System Architecture: Design and maintain scalable production-grade CV systems powering VPS, 3D Mapping.
• Algorithm optimization and production implementation: develop and optimize algorithms for CPU/GPU on cloud or device.
• Quality & Benchmarking: Drive decisions with high-quality data for spatial grounding of AI queries.
• Technical Strategy & Mentorship: Define roadmap and objectives for Applied CV Team; provide mentorship.
• Cross-Functional Delivery: Collaborate with Product, Research, Operations to translate CV solutions into user experiences.

Conocimientos

Python

C/C++

Computer Vision

Machine Learning

Leadership

Production deployment

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Master's or PhD preferred

Descripción del empleo

Niantic Spatial, Inc. is seeking a senior engineer to own and drive parts of Reconstruction and Localization technologies.

You will help build a living geospatial world model usable for high-fidelity 3D representations via Gaussian Splatting and a centimeter-level Visual Positioning System, enabling robots and people to explore the real world. You will mentor engineers, influence the technical roadmap, and design scalable computer vision systems across CPU/GPU platforms in cloud or device