Gatik · 3 weeks ago
Senior/Staff Software Engineer – Localization (Visual Odometry)
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $260K/yr
5+ years expGatik is a leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service solution. The role of Senior or Staff Software Engineer focuses on building precise, real-time vehicle localization systems using camera-based perception for autonomous driving applications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous Vehicles
Responsibilities
Design and develop real-time Visual Odometry pipelines using monocular, stereo, or RGB-D camera inputs
Implement robust camera-based localization algorithms, including visual-inertial odometry (VIO), feature tracking, motion estimation, and scale recovery
Integrate VO systems with IMU, GPS, and other sensor data to enhance pose estimation accuracy and stability
Collaborate with the mapping, perception, and control teams to integrate localization with the AV software stack
Develop and optimize production-quality code in modern C++ for real-time performance on embedded compute platforms
Analyze system performance in diverse environmental conditions and drive improvements for reliability, accuracy, and robustness
Participate in code reviews, mentor team members, and contribute to architectural decisions
Stay up to date with the latest research in SLAM, VIO, and VO, and help transition promising techniques into production
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of experience in robotics, computer vision, or autonomy; 3+ years specifically in Visual Odometry or VIO
Experience working on Autonomous Vehicle platforms (e.g., development, testing, or deployment of AV systems)
Expert proficiency in C++ (C++14/17/20) and modern software engineering best practices
Solid understanding of epipolar geometry, camera calibration, bundle adjustment, and optimization techniques
Hands-on experience with open-source VO/SLAM libraries such as ORB-SLAM, VINS-Fusion, OpenVINS, or similar
Experience working with ROS/ROS2, Linux development environments, and version control systems
Preferred
Experience integrating visual odometry with Lidar, GPS, or map-based localization
Knowledge of GPU acceleration techniques (CUDA/OpenCV/OpenGL) for computer vision pipelines
Familiarity with real-world deployment constraints such as environmental variability, sensor degradation, and compute limitations
Experience in sensor calibration, time synchronization, and data preprocessing pipelines
Contributions to relevant open-source projects or publications in VO, VIO, or SLAM
Company
Gatik
Gatik is developing technology for autonomous light & medium duty trucks for B2B short-haul logistics.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$152.86MKey Investors
Nippon Express USAITOCHU CorporationIsuzu
2024-08-21Corporate Round
2024-06-10Series Unknown
2024-05-14Corporate Round· $30M
Leadership Team
Gautam Narang
CEO & Co-Founder
Apeksha Kumavat
Co-Founder & Chief Engineer
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