SLAM research scientist (R&D)

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Seoul, South KoreaPosted 8 months ago

Apply on Kakao Mobility's career page

What you'd do

Research and develop SLAM and spatial estimation algorithms for mobility services.
Build LiDAR,visual,and multi-sensor SLAM pipelines at production quality.
Deliver precise mapping algorithms for large-scale outdoor and indoor environments.

What they want

Hold 5+ years of SLAM,robotics,or computer vision research or applied experience.
Demonstrate strong programming skills in C,C++,and Python for robotics workloads.
Apply Lie algebra,nonlinear optimization,and sensor calibration to real systems.

Nice to have

Hold a graduate degree in a related field with relevant project history.
Publish at top venues like CVPR,ICCV,NeurIPS,ICRA,or IROS.
Have built systems integrating camera,LiDAR,IMU,and GNSS sensor stacks.

Seoulstart's read

Visa tier (likely): E-7 specialty / professional (likely)
Korean language: Business-level Korean required
English friendliness

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Context

R&D scientist role at a major Korean mobility company; Pangyo office and Korean-language interview cycle make this hard for non-Korean speakers.

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