Senior SLAM and Localization Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Dubai Production City, United Arab Emirates

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous vehicles and the robotics software that enables their navigation and localization.

What you will do

• Design and develop SLAM and localization algorithms for autonomous vehicle navigation and positioning.
• Build sensor-fusion, state-estimation, mapping, and real-time localization capabilities.
• Integrate LiDAR, cameras, GNSS, IMU, and HD maps for robust and accurate localization.
• Develop solutions for urban, closed-community, and off-road autonomous driving environments.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in SLAM and localization.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of SLAM, localization, sensor fusion, mapping, and state-estimation algorithms.
• Hands-on experience with LiDAR-based and visual SLAM, HD mapping, graph-based SLAM, and optimization frameworks.
• Experience with coordinate transformations, 3D geometry, Kalman filters such as EKF/UKF, or factor-graph optimization.
• Strong programming skills in modern C++14/17.

Nice to have

• Experience with autonomous driving or robotics localization systems.
• Experience with multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
• Experience with ROS or ROS2.
• Experience integrating localization modules with perception and planning stacks.
• Experience contributing to medium- to large-scale software systems using CI/CD, version control, and system-integration workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role based at Dubai Production City.
• Work on autonomous vehicle systems across multiple operating environments.