3D Computer Vision Engineer - DroneDeploy

Procore Technologies•San Francisco, CA

2d•$193,844 - $266,536

About The Position

DroneDeploy, now part of Procore Technologies, provides reality capture and robotic automation for the built world. The Staff Software Engineer will lead execution on the core photogrammetry pipeline as a Staff Computer Vision Engineer on the Core CV team. Working closely with computer vision leadership and cross-functional partners, this person will guide technical direction, establish production standards, and deliver scalable 3D reconstruction systems. The role is based in the Bay Area, California, or Austin, Texas, and reports to the Director of Computer Vision.

Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of professional experience building, shipping, and operating 3D Computer Vision or 3D Machine Learning systems in production.
Technical depth across core 3D perception domains, including SfM, MVS, SLAM, mesh texturing, and depth estimation.
Proven experience with agentic development and modern AI coding tools.
Experience setting technical direction and mentoring engineers, and a strong interest in expanding into people management.
Proficiency in C++ for performance-critical execution.
Fluency in modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, and cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Background as a Senior or Lead Computer Vision Engineer specializing in 3D reconstruction or photogrammetry.
Background as a Spatial Computing or AR/VR Infrastructure Engineer.
Background as a Geospatial Software Engineer or Aerial Imagery Pipeline Developer.
Background as a Robotics or SLAM Software Engineer.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, evaluation, and deployment of the production photogrammetry pipeline, including feature detection, structure from motion, multi-view stereo, and mesh reconstruction.
Drive integration and evaluation of emerging 3D reconstruction approaches, including Gaussian splatting and foundation 3D models such as MASt3R and VGGT.
Optimize 3D systems for speed, accuracy, and robustness across high-volume customer workloads.
Select effective approaches for business challenges by balancing classical 3D computer vision and learned methods.
Own technical investigations end-to-end, from initial triage through production rollout and ongoing maintenance.
Set technical standards for photogrammetry through code reviews, architectural guidance, and production observability standards, including metrics, logs, dashboards, and alerts.
Mentor engineers and prepare to directly manage 1–2 engineers as the sub-team expands.
Integrate advanced AI coding workflows, such as Cursor and Claude Code, into the development lifecycle, defining reusable skills, prompts, and playbooks.