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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2018)

587 points whoishiring | 1 comments | 01 May 18 15:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.26s | source

Please state the job location and include the keywords REMOTE, INTERNS and/or VISA when the corresponding sort of candidate is welcome. When remote work is not an option, include ONSITE.

Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. Only one post per month, please. If it isn't a household name, explain what your company does.

Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to complain about something. It's off topic here.

Readers: please only email submitters if you personally are interested in the job—no recruiters or sales calls.

You can also use kristopolous' console script to search the thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10313519.

1. robotwits ◴[01 May 18 16:27 UTC] No.16968544[source]▶
RobotWits | Self-driving Vehicle Path Planning Developer | Pittsburgh, PA | Full-time, ONSITE | Multiple Positions | VISA | www.robotwits.com

RobotWits is a small robotics company specializing in the development of robust software systems for prediction, planning, and decision making for autonomous (self-driving) vehicles. RobotWits is led by a CMU professor in Robotics and has a highly talented team of roboticists and programmers. We are currently seeking an experienced software engineer passionate about developing and deploying software for self-driving vehicles.

  *Our Stack: C++, ROS, Python, Jenkins, Docker and much more
Responsibilities

  *Research, develop, implement and test state-of-the-art algorithms for automated decision making, planning, and prediction

  *Travel occasionally to clients and perform demonstrations of the technology on real vehicles
Desired Skills:

  *Degree in Computer Science or Robotics, or equivalent working experience; higher degree such as MS/ Ph.D. is a plus

  *Proficiency in C/C++

  *Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving ability

  *3-7 years of programming experience with strong software development skills

  *Familiarity with Robot Operating System (ROS)

  *Experience implementing planning algorithms such as A-star

  *Familiarity with machine learning techniques such as Bayesian Regression, Ensemble learning methods, boosting, etc.
If interested, email me personally at mike@robotwits.com. Please include '[HackerNews]' in the subject when emailing your profile.