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Senior Applied Scientist - Graph Optimization & Trace Alignment

Amsterdam, The Netherlands💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-15 → 2026-09-27

Core

Design algorithms to align, filter, cluster, and fuse millions of noisy GPS and sensor traces into a precise lane-level road graph for autonomous vehicle navigation.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (graph optimization & trace alignment)

Builds

Lane-level road graphs (digital twins) for autonomous vehicles

Domain

Autonomous driving, HD mapping, graph optimization

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

graph optimization, linear programming, trace-based mapping (SLAM-style estimation), factor graphs, combinatorial optimization, non-linear programming, deterministic methods, AI/ML integration

Responsibilities

Design algorithms to align, filter, cluster, and fuse large volumes of crowd-sourced vehicle trace data; construct and optimize lane graphs combining traditional deterministic methods with modern AI/ML approaches.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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