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Senior Computer Vision Engineer (Localization)

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-01 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, develop, and maintain production-grade computer vision systems for Visual Positioning System (VPS) and 3D mapping pipelines to enable centimeter-level accuracy in understanding and navigating the real world.

Role type

Senior IC computer vision engineer (localization & mapping)

Builds

Production VPS and 3D mapping pipelines for spatial AI

Domain

Geospatial AI, Computer Vision, Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Computer vision, Structure from Motion (SfM), 3D reconstruction, algorithmic innovation, performance engineering, technical leadership

Preferred skills

CUDA programming, shader programming, open-source CV library contributions, leading technical projects from inception to production

Technologies

Python, C++, PyTorch, JAX, Git, OpenCV, COLMAP

Responsibilities

Design and maintain production-grade CV systems for VPS and 3D mapping; refine and scale algorithms including SfM and feed-forward models; optimize ML/CV code for cloud and mobile environments; create evaluation tools for spatial grounding and 3D maps; lead technical design reviews and mentor junior engineers; collaborate with Product, Research, and Operations teams.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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