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Hayden AI

Senior State Estimation Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States

Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Work
Hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Level
Senior
Function
Engineering
Pay
$200.5K – $260.6K a year
Posted
6 months ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $261K a year, is 9% above the median of $240K for senior engineering jobs in San Francisco (middle half $210K – $270K, 1,147 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

About Us

At Hayden AI, we are on a mission to harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges.

From bus lane and bus stop enforcement to transportation optimization technologies and beyond, our innovative mobile perception system empowers our clients to accelerate transit, enhance street safety, and drive toward a sustainable future.

What the job involves

As a Senior State Estimation Engineer at Hayden AI, you will be asked to derive and implement novel real-time pose estimation algorithms. Research, develop and implement algorithms to solve large-scale mapping. Collaborate with other engineers to develop algorithms for in-situ and in-factory multi-sensor calibration.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Required Qualifications

  • 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.

Source

Posted by Hayden AI on their own hiring page, jobs.ashbyhq.com. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 11:43 UTC; the original is the reference.

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