# Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineer at XDOF

- Company: XDOF
- What the company does: Defining motion for autonomous systems. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.xdof.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Mateo On-site
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/xdof/f27d8816-ef56-404d-ab1a-2dfabce73936
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xdof-member-of-technical-staff-research-engineer/

## About the role

Research engineers take prototype code and make it production-grade. Sample projects include: taking a research perception pipeline (pose estimation, SLAM, calibration) and hardening it for reliable, real-time execution on embedded platforms

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of industry experience in software engineering with a focus on systems, performance, or production ML
- strong C++ proficiency, including modern C++ (C++17/20), memory management, and performance-conscious coding patterns
- CUDA programming experience: ability to write, profile, and debug GPU kernels
- experience with CPU performance optimization: profiling, cache behavior, SIMD, latency reduction
- proficiency with Python and familiarity with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) at the level needed to read and modify research code
- comfort with Linux systems, including build systems, debugging tools, and containerization

Tags: Robotics