GeoSpatial Engineer - DoorDash Air
Core
Build geospatial data pipelines and spatial algorithms to enable safe navigation for autonomous delivery systems by processing terrain, sensor logs, and 3D environments.
Role type
Senior Geospatial Software Engineer (Robotics/Autonomous Systems)
Builds
High-performance spatial data storage, retrieval systems, and map services (Vector Tiles, APIs) for autonomous delivery fleet mission control.
Domain
Logistics / Autonomous Robotics / Geospatial Data Science
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Geospatial data science, Scientific Python, Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS), Spatial Database (PostGIS), Geometric algorithms, 3D environment analysis
Preferred skills
Kotlin, Java, Go, Distributed computing (Spark), 3D Point Cloud processing (PDAL, PCL, Open3D, NumPy)
Technologies
PostGIS, Python, Spark, PDAL, PCL, Open3D, NumPy
Responsibilities
Ingest and process data like terrain, sensor logs, point clouds, and building footprints; Develop spatial algorithms to classify terrain and detect obstacles; Design and scale high-performance spatial data storage and retrieval systems; Build high-performance map services to render complex 3D environments and fleet positions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
