Software Engineer - Mapping and Localization
Applied Intuition8 months ago
Stuttgart, GermanyMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design and implement mapping and localization solutions for autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance use cases.
- Implement runtime-efficient in-vehicle software for automotive SoCs.
- Build backend infrastructure for creating, storing, and processing maps for production ADAS/AD functions and machine-learning model training.
- Apply automated techniques to generate maps from raw data and improve internal map viewing and editing tools.
- Contribute broadly to the direction of the Stuttgart autonomy program as an early team member.
Requirements
- MSc in mapping, localization, or a closely related field.
- At least three years of experience building software components or subsystems addressing real-world mapping and localization challenges.
- Hands-on experience with more than one relevant software framework or tool, such as middleware, benchmarking suites, datasets and pipelines, or algorithmic libraries.
- Deep understanding of localization concepts, world representations and transforms, mapping and localization interactions, and error analysis and characterization.
- Knowledge of analyzing and comparing hardware solutions for localization.
- Expertise in C++ and/or Python.
- PhD in mapping, localization, or a closely related field is a nice-to-have.
- Deep hands-on expertise in SLAM, probabilistic filtering, nonlinear optimization, computational geometry, numerical analysis, or distributed systems is a nice-to-have.
- Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks, automotive SoCs, and middleware is a nice-to-have.
Benefits
- 30 days of paid vacation per year.
- Daily meal benefits, including lunch and dinner budgets, free breakfast, snacks, and drinks in the office.
- Annual learning and development and fitness budgets.
- Subsidized Wellpass membership with access to gyms, studios, and wellness facilities across Germany.
- Monthly contribution toward the Deutschlandticket for regional public transportation.
- Generous parental leave in addition to statutory parental leave.
- Primarily in-office work five days per week in the Applied Intuition office, with occasional remote-work flexibility.
About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds software tools, infrastructure, and operating systems for developing, testing, and deploying autonomous and driver-assistance systems across automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture. It sells enterprise software and services including simulation, sensor data management, HD mapping, and a vehicle OS to OEMs and government customers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it counts 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the U.S. military among its users.