Staff Software Engineer - Map AI Platform

San Francisco, CA

About the role

Hivemapper is a decentralized global map data network built by 10s of thousands of mapping devices. High-res sensors like RGB, Stereo Depth, GNSS, IMU, etc. feed sensor fusion and ML models at the edge. Data is automatically uploaded in near realtime over LTE or WiFi. Enterprise tech, mapping, auto, robotaxis, rideshare, and entertainment represent some of the customers consuming data today. APIs allow anyone to consume precisely extracted Map Features, HD map data, high-res street-level imagery, construction, and driving events for AV simulation. Tech-savvy customers develop and deploy software directly to our dashcams to get realtime data for things like change detection or visual semantic data mining. AI Fleet management tools drive value to large fleets of vehicles. Map AI Platform Every day, we process data from millions of KM from 10s of thousands of high resolution sensors deployed around the world. A symphony of different Sensor Fusion, ML, AI, 3D Reconstruction processes are performed at the edge and in our processing clusters, for which the Map AI Platform orchestrates. The Map AI Platform is the core data engine that powers our data customers, consumer products, and user-facing AI technology. These complex systems control and learn patterns about map data all over the world and enable us to to continuously evolve map data intelligence, semantic extraction, QA at scale. For example, we’ve recently been using the system to learn hyperlocalized road network patterns to automatically QA and correct noise from map conflation. We strongly believe in engineering design principles around abstraction and programmability that allow us to move quickly with minimal manual interventions. Our work is fast-paced, collaborative, and data-driven. \n

Responsibilities Drive architecture, design, implementation, and eval of our core ai systems and data platform Partner across company to ensure our systems are adaptable to emerging opportunities Help plan technical roadmaps and contribute to higher level technical strategy

Requirements Experience building production critical systems used by >=10s of thousands of users Deep backend experience with large scale data platforms, DBs, ETL, distributed systems, etc. Strong analytical skills in a relevant field like ML, math, statistics, quantitative economics, etc. Track record of leading and mentoring teams in successful projects

Nice to Have Experience generating, augmenting, and managing large amounts of ML training data Experience integrating or training/fine-tuning ML CV vision models, VLLM models, etc. Familiarity with geospatial data, HD mapping, sensors fusion, ADAS or AV, etc. Experience scaling products or systems at hyper-growth startups What we offer Medical, dental and vision

benefits plus FSA Family leave 401(k) program Unlimited Flex PTO Commuter

benefits Paid lunch \n

About Hivemapper

Hivemapper is a decentralized, community-owned mapping network that builds the world's freshest street-level map using imagery contributed by everyday drivers equipped with specialized dashcams. Drivers earn HONEY token rewards for contributing high-quality map data, while AI extracts road objects and intelligence from that imagery. Map customers—such as navigation, logistics, and autonomous vehicle companies—purchase credits to access APIs delivering road imagery and map features across 90+ countries.

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Job details

Location

San Francisco, CA

Company

NameHivemapper
Industry3D
Team Size2

Funding

Total raised

$23M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

Multicoin Capital
Spark Capital
Craft Ventures
Google Ventures
FFounder Collective

Founders

Ariel Seidman

Ariel Seidman

CEO & Co-Founder

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Ben Wong

Co-Founder & CTO

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02

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03

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