Principal SLAM Engineer

About

AI Futures are partnered exclusively with the most exciting AI startup in Germany to find a Principal SLAM Engineer.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to create a new industry by building the operating system for physical-world intelligence. Funded by Tier 1 VCs the company are developing a new category of autonomous systems capable of delivering low-signature, persistent intelligence at scale, creating a programmable layer that connects the physical world to organisations and turns deployments into real insight. With initial applications in defence and long-term applications across security, infrastructure and industry, the company is at a critical inflection point.

This is a chance to get in at the perfect time, work on one of the most technically ambitious AI deployments in the world, learn from a team of A Players and exited founders, experience long-term career development and profit from the equity upside.

The Role

• Designing and optimising SLAM pipelines (visual / VIO / LiDAR-based)
• Multi-sensor fusion and real-time state estimation
• Improving robustness in degraded or GPS-denied environments
• Close collaboration across hardware, embedded, and controls
• Contributing to next-generation autonomy architecture

The Candidate

• 3+ years in SLAM / state estimation
• Strong C++ (Python beneficial)
• Fluent English and ability to be on-site in Germany

Nice to have (not required)

• Experience with micro-robotics or compute-constrained platforms
• Exposure to event-based cameras (DVS)
• Lightweight / resource-aware SLAM implementations