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Lodestar

Software Engineer - Perception

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8 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$140k - $180k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Scope architecture for the perception system core to Lodestar’s autonomy software suite.
  • Research and adapt novel perception algorithms from literature review to deployment.
  • Design and develop machine learning algorithms and optimize existing models for edge computing.
  • Develop methods for predicting the relative pose of dynamic space targets.
  • Integrate perception models into mission simulation environments and real-time autonomy pipelines.
  • Contribute to the design of realistic sensor models and digital twins.
  • Own perception tooling, model training infrastructure, and evaluation frameworks.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure perception fidelity and performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in AI/ML, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience in Machine Learning, robotics, or computer vision.
  • Excellent software engineering skills in C++ and Python.
  • Strong background in deep neural networks and experience with computer vision libraries.
  • Broad understanding of modern perception systems and their architecture.
  • Experience developing and deploying ML models to real-time systems.

Benefits

  • Meaningful equity incentives as part of the employee option pool.
  • Flexible PTO with generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.