Hayden AI · 2 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Edge Applications
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$187K/yr - $260K/yr
8+ years expHayden AI is on a mission to harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges. The role involves building and optimizing real-time computer vision and machine learning pipelines for automated bus lane enforcement on embedded Linux edge devices.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataComputer VisionGeospatialMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Deliver bullet-proof, rigorously tested C++ code for embedded Linux edge devices (NVIDIA Platform)
Iterate on our real-time detection, tracking, and license-plate recognition systems under strict latency/memory constraints
Deep-dive performance optimization on NVIDIA Platform: CUDA streams, TensorRT (FP16/INT8), DLA offload, Nsight/tegrastats profiling, and bottleneck removal
Enhance developer tooling and CI for cross-compilation, containerized embedded system builds, hardware-in-the-loop tests, logging/telemetry, and OTA-friendly releases
Qualification
Required
Master's or PHD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field
Background in Machine Learning, Image Processing, Computer Vision, or a similar field
Minimum 8 years of industry experience with strong hands-on C++
Proven experience on embedded Linux and SoC platforms (preferably NVIDIA Jetson Orin/Xavier)
Practical experience with CUDA and deploying/optimizing models with TensorRT or similar runtimes
Familiarity with camera/video pipelines and OpenCV; ability to reason about end-to-end latency and throughput
Past experience collaborating with other software engineers in code reviews, design discussions, and production support; ability to operate effectively in a scaling organization
Preferred
In-depth embedded systems development experience, including power/thermal budgeting and real-time constraints on mobile SoCs
Hands-on CUDA/OpenCL, stream concurrency, and custom kernel or plugin development for image/video processing
Experience with ML model deployment at the edge (ONNX Runtime, quantization/calibration, DLA offload)
Strong Git/GitHub practices, CI/CD for device fleets, and containerized Jetson builds
Company
Hayden AI
Automated Traffic Enforcement Platform
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$193.41MKey Investors
The Rise FundBarcelona Innova Lab MobilityAlumni Ventures
2024-07-10Series C· $90M
2024-07-03Grant· $0.11M
2023-12-08Series B
Leadership Team
Marty Beard
Chief Executive Officer
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