Odd job - Software Engineer - Lidar/HD Mapping Job at Gatik, Santa Clara, CA

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  • Gatik
  • Santa Clara, CA

Job Description

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.

The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.

About the role

We are looking for a Software Engineer with expertise in LiDAR mapping and HD map pipeline development to strengthen our mapping infrastructure for autonomous vehicles. You will play a key role in building high-precision 3D maps, optimizing geospatial data processing, and integrating HD maps into our autonomous vehicle stack.

:::This role is five days onsite per week in our Mountain View, CA office:::

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain scalable HD map pipelines ensuring real-time accuracy.
  • Process LiDAR and sensor data for precise 3D maps and point cloud optimization.
  • Implement geospatial data processing for large-scale mapping.
  • Work with perception, localization, and planning teams to integrate HD maps into autonomous vehicles.
  • Work with Lanelet2, OpenDRIVE, and industry mapping standards.
  • Build QA tools to validate map accuracy and reliability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance mapping capabilities.
  • Develop tools to validate and maintain map accuracy and reliability.
  • Stay updated on advancements in HD mapping and geospatial tech.

What we're looking for

  • B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Geospatial Sciences, Robotics, or related field.
  • 3+ years in HD maps and autonomous vehicle map pipelines.
  • Strong C++ skills (modern C++ preferred).
  • Familiarity with Python (a plus).
  • Expertise in geospatial processing, GIS tools, and coordinate systems.
  • Experience with GDAL, Proj4, GeoPandas, and LiDAR data processing.
  • Knowledge of Lanelet2, OpenDRIVE, and Git, CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.

Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience in localization, perception, or motion planning.
  • Knowledge of mapping visualization tools (Foxglove, RViz).
  • Exposure to ML-based mapping techniques.
  • Familiarity with ML-based map annotation and geospatial databases (PostGIS, Oracle Spatial).

Salary Range- $150,000- $240,000

More about Gatik

Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the first and only company to achieve fully driverless middle-mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.

We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.

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