Senior State Estimation Engineer

Hayden AI

. Contribute to high impact, multidisciplinary projects across teams .

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,454 - $260,590 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to high impact, multidisciplinary projects across teams
Program and develop software in C++ and/or python
Derive and implement novel, real-time pose estimation algorithms
Research, develop and implement algorithms to solve problems such as large-scale mapping, probabilistic object tracking, online/offline sensor calibration and/or vision-based localization
Collaborate with deep learning, device, and cloud teams to improve overall system architectures
Provide mentorship to our junior engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master of Science degree or the foreign equivalent in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Five (5)+ years of experience in the position offered, as a software engineer, software engineer intern, or a related state estimation engineer role.
Five (5) years of experience with all of the following: programming in C++; designing and developing software; classical ML, Linear Algebra, Stochastic Processes, Geometric Computer Vision and Optimization (Convex, Nonlinear); Kalman Filter, MAP, Sequential Monte Carlo (particle filter), Nonlinear Least squares, IRLS and MHT; GPS, IMU, camera and wheel odometry.
Experience deploying SLAM/VIO estimators in a real-world application.
Work with multiple sensors such as GPS, IMU, camera, LIDAR, and wheel odometry.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Options for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents (for US employees)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA)
401(k) with 3% company matching
Unlimited PTO
Daily catered lunches in our San Francisco office

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++Pythonpose estimation algorithmslarge-scale mappingprobabilistic object trackingsensor calibrationvision-based localizationclassical MLLinear AlgebraStochastic Processes

Soft Skills

mentorshipcollaboration

Certifications

Master of Science degree