Really passionate on working within the field and even done a few side projects within ROS related to ASLAM. Still feel like I dont have what it takes to get past resume screening, and I feel the limiting factor is my work experience is not specialized (simple full stack work at Tableau). Theres just not a lot of places that offer LiDAR experience lol. Whats the best way to get my foot in the door? Currently in contact with Amazon scout team so Im hoping that will work. Would love to hear anyone elses experience! #argoai #zoox #amazon #lyft
What do you want to do in self driving? Cruise, Waymo, Zoox have positions from core robotics to janitors.
Right I should have mentioned that. I would ideally like to be a Software engineer on a Perception team. Not sure the research background needed but creating models with sensory data or computer vision in general is really interesting to me
Most perception engrs have advanced degrees in CS and robotics with relevant experience. Do you have that kinda background? If not, I think what’s best for you is to study some research paper, fundamentals in CV, estimation theory, and build some presentable projects. The nice thing about the robotics community is how open it is and you can easily jump into an open source project to contribute or build your own thing off someone’s foundational work.
I’m in the same boat. I was looking at the Self Driving nanodegree program at Udacity to gain some skills and general knowledge in the area. But these nanodegree programs involve coding which I’m not too interested in. I’m a PM with CS background, going back to coding after 10+ years as PM is a hurdle that I need to overcome if there’s no other option. Would be great to get some insight from PMs how they got into self driving.
My suggestion would be get your foot in the door with a position that suits your current skills. Generalist SWE are always in demand irrespective of domain. Build your reputation once you are inside then gradually shift into CV roles.
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I'm also curious about the Udacity Nanodegrees. They seem like a good way to learn and develop a deep, practical understanding of the space for someone passionate about learning. Not saying the credential itself will be worth much. But if you're competent enough to pass the interview, a reasonable SWE background should be enough to get you in the door at least for the interview?
I did the udacity Nanodegree. It’s really good to get you started and understanding the concepts with practical coding projects, but it’s really just an introduction (there only so much you can cram into 8 months). Helped me understand the full picture but my employer (manager and colleagues) didn’t care much that I completed even though they paid for it. When you start working for an actual self driving company, you focus on one segment of the full picture.
There’s always room if you have a solid understanding of algorithm design, tradeoffs, and can use that to write great code. Bonus if you have a ML/stats/applied math/physics background or have experience analyzing and reasoning about data.
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