Examples of Things You’ll Work On...

Develop tools and algorithms to help customers evaluate and use the Tangram Vision platform Manage technical customer relations and be the liaison between Tangram Vision technology and partner autonomous and perception platforms Develop unit and integration tests for different sensing modalities Travel to customer locations to help with integration/training Improve UX for user-facing perception products through testing and customer discussion Write and contribute to our internal and user-facing product documentation Contribute to the Tangram Visions blog with relevant, technical content for a robotics and sensor savvy audience Be open to networking/speaker opportunities on behalf of the company: Presentations at local meetups Communications inside and outside of Tangram on progress and projects You should expect to travel at least 4 weeks out of the year for company retreats, conferences, and trade shows Craft and maintain Your User Manual up to date. User Manuals are documents written by you, about you. They're meant to be easy ways for someone else to get to know you and your working style, so that everyone can better understand one another and collaborate more effectively Communicate and check-in with each other. Every proposal, piece of documentation, and prototype is meant to be open, malleable, and collaborative. This lets us do our best work while preserving the best aspects of asynchronous work - focus and time. Even so, live communications are encouraged even if its just to check in on someone’s day Do your part in keeping our operations running smoothly - submitting PTO requests, observing travel budgets, etc.

You’ll be a successful candidate if...

You’ve worked on a perception system that used 3 or more different sensors You have created engineering solutions based on customer concerns You love perception and would like to learn more through application You care about contributing to product direction, planning, roadmaps, and postmortems You have a willingness to voice your opinions and have pushed for better calibration procedures at your previous place of work or study, or have developed improved calibration procedures yourself You have strong verbal and written communications skills - you’re able to explain big ideas without technical jargon You have exceptional time management, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at once You love to learn and can implement what you’ve absorbed, whether it’s through reading textbooks and/or research papers You have a strong sense of teamwork - you enjoy building positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, and a willingness to help others You believe in inclusivity when working with colleagues with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Must-Have Technical Qualifications...

In our experience, people with the below experiences would thrive in this role. Our tech stack is shown in parentheses, where applicable; experience with a specific tool is not required for this role.

2 years of applied experience or the equivalent with a large code architecture written in a systems language (we are a Rust shop) technical customer communication and development Familiarity with perception and computer vision algorithms, literature, and practical applications Familiarity with common sensor data types, e.g. image formats, point clouds, gyroscopic data, etc. Familiarity with coordinate transformations and linear algebra. Comfortable working on Linux and using the command-line Proficiency with git. We routinely juggle many branches, resolve conflicts, rebase, squash, and revise. We love informative commit messages and a clean git history Benefits and other Perks...

We’re a startup, aren't there supposed to be pool tables and stuff? We have an ever-growing list of items that we’re looking to provide, here’s what we currently offer.

We value your health and well-being: Tangram Vision covers up to $400 a month of medical plan costs (chances are we have a plan that will be 100% covered for you), and 100% of dental, vision, and ancillary plans (i.e. life insurance, short-term and long-term disability). Employees who choose a medical plan with a health savings account (HSA) also receive a $2,000/year HSA contribution Staff have an unlimited PTO balance, with a recommended 4 weeks off per year (1 week per quarter). Remote First, Fully Connected: Tangram Vision is a fully remote company. We have no corporate office, and our first five employees span four time zones! Company retreats every three to four months in fun, unique locations. Weekly team-wide calls keep us connected and grounded Open virtual co-working communications every afternoon We understand the importance of financial planning: We offer competitive salaries and equity grants. Employees can choose to adjust their compensation for more/less salary vs. more/less equity.

How to Apply...

Submit your resume and cover letter In your cover letter please include how you heard about this role and why you’re interested in this position No phone calls please. Tangram Vision will contact qualified candidates directly.

Interview Process:

For this role, the interview process will consist of the steps listed below. The first four steps will be conducted over video calls using Google Meet.

Phone screen (20 minutes): We learn more about you and your experiences, and we take time to share more about us, Tangram Vision. Technical video interview (1 hour): We learn more about your technical knowledge and cover concepts that are important for this role. Hands-on coding problem (2 hours): We provide a problem and you write the code to solve it! You use your own computer/IDE/environment and can choose from 2-3 different programming languages. We'll be available for the duration to answer any questions you may have. Final Interview (1 hour): We meet with finalists to learn more about your work style and what you're looking for in your next role, team, and leadership. Reference check: You send us work references and we talk to them.