Software Engineer - Maps Infrastructure

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Manage and operate distributed simulation workflows to support large-scale testing of robotic control, planning, and perception systems in diverse operating scenarios
• Build scalable HD mapping workflows integrated directly into autonomy stacks for control and planning across real-world mapping, localization, and simulation challenges
• Build infrastructure and tools to provide high definition (HD) map creation, ingestion, and lifecycle management for autonomous vehicle and robotics development across all of Applied’s products
• Contribute to the Dana for Physical AI map storage format to handle heterogeneous features and distributed map data focusing on UIs, data pipelines and storage, CRUD operations, and SDKs
• Support tooling to digitize road network geometry, semantic attributes, and related infrastructure from lidar point clouds, high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery, street-level imagery, and other geospatial inputs
• Validate map changes against rigorous mapping specifications to ensure high accuracy, completeness, and consistency of map data thru algorithmic and other quality validation checks
• Collaborate with engineers and customers to gather requirements, plan features, and create roadmaps

Job requirements

• BS in in Computer Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering field
• 2+ years experience in programming & systems including: C++, Python, Go, JavaScript, SQL, Linux, and Git
• Engineering Practices: Scalable distributed systems, CI/CD workflows, version control, and cross-team collaboration using Jira and Git-based tooling
• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, and/or Azure
• Experience with large-scale data processing using frameworks
• Experience using browser-based map editors or web-based 3D tooling
• Robotics & Simulation: Robot Operating System (ROS), Unreal Engine, MATLAB, Blender
• Autonomy Domain Expertise: Simulation-based testing, verification, and validation of autonomous robotic platforms and family with HD maps and map management pipelines.