Senior Research Engineer

Matic is revolutionizing home robotics by building the world's first truly autonomous robots. We're on a mission to recapture the 2.5 trillion hours annually spent on home chores, worth $25 trillion in wasted economic value, with fully autonomous, useful, elegant, and affordable robots that families love.

Our first product, Matic, is a Wall-E-esque floor cleaning robot that families love and cannot fathom their lives without. We've built what amounts to "self-driving for homes" — precise 3D mapping, real-time SLAM, and semantic understanding that works reliably in real homes, all achieved through breakthrough spatial AI technology using only RGB cameras and neural networks with all processing on-device for complete privacy.

Privacy first

Our robots are also private by design, with all the computes on the edge device. We believe that families shouldn't have to jeopardize their privacy just to get some help with the constant drudgery of home chores.

Our approach

In 2017, we observed 200+ self-driving car startups and an equal number of industrial robotics startups, but the home robotics space had been dramatically overlooked. While AI is becoming ubiquitous, families are still stuck spending dozens of hours per week on repetitive household chores.

Just like consumers adopted cell phones, then PDAs, then iPods before adopting the iPhone to replace them all, we believe consumers will adopt single-purpose, elegant robots first before getting one-robot-to-rule-all-chores. Our goal is to continue automating household labor, shipping useful, affordable, privacy-first robots while building iteratively toward more complex capabilities over time.

Who we are

We are a consumer robotics product company solving real customer problems. We start with a problem, think of an elegant solution in the form of robots, and conduct necessary research to build products that just work. We believe families want solutions to their problems, and AI & robots enable us to solve them.

Who we are NOT

We are NOT a Robotics Foundation Model research lab, a humanoid builder, or a robotics software platform company. We build fully autonomous, useful, elegant, and affordable Wall-E-esque robotic products that kids, pets, and families love!

How we behave

Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We're ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save precious time and energy.

At Matic, we're eager to take risks and test convention. We love diving headfirst into hard problems — even if it means some failures along the way. We work smart, hard, and long (in that order), chasing innovation and human impact. We highly value individual ownership and take meticulous pride in the work we do, knowing our efforts affect both one another and our customers.

Those who value curiosity and learning and who don't shy away from hard problems thrive at Matic. If you are genuinely committed to innovation and improving the lives of others, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

We're seeking a Senior Research Engineer to lead cutting-edge perception research and drive our autonomous robotics platform forward. This is an opportunity to shape the technical direction of our perception stack while mentoring a growing team of engineers.

The ideal candidate has a passion for solving problems and deploying those solutions to real, working products. We’re looking for detail-obsessed “idea machines”, able to push beyond the current state of the art to break new ground in robotic perception.

What you'll do

• Lead research initiatives to solve complex, open-ended perception problems for unstructured home environments
• Architect and develop state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms that push beyond current industry capabilities
• Design novel neural network architectures optimized for edge deployment and real-time performance
• Pioneer advanced 3D geometry-based vision systems that enable precise spatial understanding
• Build and scale robust machine learning infrastructure supporting large-scale training while ensuring reproducibility
• Drive continuous improvement of algorithm accuracy, speed, and robustness through rigorous analysis and iteration
• Lead the deployment of sophisticated ML pipelines on resource-constrained edge devices without performance degradation
• Spearhead technical efforts toward achieving Level 5 autonomy in consumer robotics
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate cross-functionally with Hardware, Electrical, and Systems teams to realize ambitious product visions
• Contribute to technical strategy and roadmap planning for perception capabilities

What we look for

• Advanced expertise in computer vision and machine learning with deep specialization in 3D perception, multi-class object detection, SLAM, and robotics controls
• Proven track record of shipping production-grade research in real-world applications with measurable impact
• Expert-level proficiency in Rust (or C++) and Python, with extensive experience in PyTorch and modern ML frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to architect scalable, maintainable codebases and establish engineering best practices
• Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineering teams
• Strong publication record or equivalent demonstration of technical leadership in relevant domains
• Master's degree in computer science/engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a related field; graduate degree work is a plus
• 4+ years of experience working on applied problems in computer vision, machine learning, or robotics

We'd love to hear from you if...

• You love to ship and do great work
• You thrive on solving technically challenging problems that haven't been solved before
• You have a passion for translating cutting-edge research into practical, deployable solutions
• You excel at technical leadership and enjoy elevating the capabilities of those around you
• You're energized by the prospect of building foundational technology that will define the future of home robotics
• You bring a first-principles approach to problem-solving and aren't satisfied with incremental improvements

Our team

Matic is a tight-knit, collaborative team singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We're ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save precious time and energy.

We're eager to take risks and test convention, diving headfirst into hard problems even if it means some failures along the way. We work smart, hard, and long (in that order), chasing innovation and human impact. We highly value individual ownership and take meticulous pride in our work.

Those who value curiosity, learning, and don't shy away from hard problems thrive at Matic. If you are genuinely committed to innovation and improving the lives of others, we’d love to hear from you.

All roles are based onsite in our Mountain View office.