Senior Autonomy Engineer (SLAM & Navigation)

TL;DR

Senior Autonomy Engineer (SLAM & Navigation) (Robotics/AI): Building robust SLAM, localisation, mapping, and spatial AI systems for commercially scalable hirify.global robots with an accent on state estimation, multi-sensor fusion, and foundation geometry models. Focus on integrating deep learning with classical geometry, generating high-fidelity spatial training data, and deploying deterministic, ultra-low-latency navigation software on physical robot hardware.

Location: On-site in London, UK

Company

Builds commercially scalable, safe hirify.global robots for industrial environments, combining advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and physical-world autonomy.

What you will do

• Design and scale SLAM pipelines for accurate localisation and state estimation in dynamic physical environments.
• Integrate foundation geometry models and modern machine learning into localisation, data association, and visual odometry systems.
• Architect long-term mapping systems that autonomously update and scale spatial maps across changing environments.
• Build auto-labeling data pipelines that generate high-fidelity spatial ground truth for machine learning training.
• Develop hybrid geometry and deep learning systems that convert sensor data into globally consistent metric trajectories.
• Deploy, benchmark, and productionize spatial AI software on robot hardware while evaluating new research for the navigation roadmap.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in classical SLAM and multi-view geometry, including state estimation, visual or LiDAR odometry, and multi-sensor fusion.
• Experience with backend map optimisation and long-term mapping in large or changing physical environments.
• Practical experience applying modern machine learning to geometric problems and adapting foundation geometry models.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience writing clean, highly parallelised, production-grade algorithmic code.
• Hands-on experience deploying navigation systems on physical hardware and working within edge-compute constraints.
• Ability to translate computer vision and robotics research into reliable production systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive equity through stock options with meaningful upside.
• 30+ paid days off, including annual leave, UK bank holidays, and company closure days.
• Private healthcare with virtual and in-person care.
• Pension scheme with an 8% total contribution on full earnings.
• Daily breakfast, catered lunch, and snacks in the office.
• Work alongside engineers, researchers, and product experts on hirify.global robotics and AI, with direct access to founding leadership and ownership of key initiatives.