Research Engineer

Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We’re ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems thoroughly and quickly. At Matic we are eager to take risks and test convention. We love diving headfirst into hard problems — even if it means some failures along the way. We work smart, hard, and long (and in that order), chasing innovation and human impact. We highly value individual ownership and take meticulous pride in the work we do, knowing our efforts affect both one another and our customers. Individuals who value curiosity and learning and who don’t shy away from hard problems thrive at Matic. If you, like us, are genuinely committed to innovation and improving the lives of others, we’d love to hear from you. All roles are fully onsite in our Mountain View office. We're looking for a motivated perception engineer to join us on the ground floor, with runway for huge and immediate impact. What you'll do Translate open-ended, real-world problems into well-defined machine learning problems Design, build, and code computer vision-based algorithms Build novel neural network architectures Design and implement robust 3D geometry-based vision algorithms Build scalable machine learning infrastructure to train on large datasets and simultaneously be reproducible Analyze results, continuously update and improve accuracy & speed of various algorithms Deploy algorithms & machine learning pipelines at scale on the edge devices with limited compute without sacrificing performance Work to enable Level 5 autonomy in consumer robotics Cross-collaborate with Hardware, Electrical, and Systems teams to bring product vision to life What we look for Robust machine learning background in computer vision and perceptual tasks, including 3D perception, multi-class object detection, 3D maps, and advanced robotics controls Track record of product-focused research applied to real-world applications Fluency with Rust (or C++) and Python (PyTorch or similar tools) Ability to write clean, reliable code that is easily maintained We'd love to hear from you if... You are genuinely motivated to help those around you You are passionate about learning outside of your normal comfort zones You love diagnosing complex technical issues You are excited to do great work If you got to this point, we hope you're feeling excited about this opportunity at Matic! Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who are keen to learn and are passionate about what Matic is building. We want to hear how you can contribute to our team in a variety of ways – not just the above boxes. #J-18808-Ljbffr Matician