Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization)
Orchard Robotics7 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop robotics software for tractor-mounted, AI-powered camera systems, including perception and localization algorithms.
- Implement systems and processes for interpreting complex real-world data and terabytes of daily raw image data.
- Fuse stereo depth, GNSS, and other sensor data to localize camera systems on farms.
- Optimize Python and C++ code for fast edge-computing performance.
- Support different parts of the software and hardware stack as needed.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience developing robotics software from the ground up.
- At least 4 years of real-world industry experience in robotics, perception, or localization.
- Expertise in one or more of computer vision, stereo depth perception, pose estimation, object detection, multi-object tracking, image processing, or robotics software.
- Ability and enthusiasm to take on multiple roles and responsibilities as the company grows.
- Experience deploying and optimizing robotics algorithms on embedded compute such as NVIDIA Jetson is preferred.
- Familiarity with fusing GNSS, IMU, depth, and other sensor data is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time, in-person work at the San Francisco or Seattle office.
- Generous equity compensation for early employees.
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage with 100% of premiums covered.
- Close collaboration with the CEO and entire team.
- The role may require staying late or working weekends.
About Orchard Robotics
Orchard Robotics builds hardware-enabled software and robotics that use computer vision and AI to help fruit growers monitor crops, make decisions, and automate orchard operations. It sells camera-equipped systems and a software platform to commercial farms, offering precision spraying guidance, yield insights, and operational control through equipment sales and subscriptions. Founded in 2022 and based in Seattle, the company is privately held and reports deployments with some of the largest U.S. farms.