Senior Point Cloud Specialist
Salary £ 60,000-80,000
London, United Kingdom
Vacancy listed 23/06/2026
Application deadline 23/09/2026
Details
Senior Point Cloud Specialist – Job Description

Location: London, UK
Relocation and Sponsorship: Not provided
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Head of Engineering

Purpose

Kybera is seeking a Senior Point Cloud Specialist to lead the development, integration and optimisation of point-cloud-based perception capabilities for autonomous and intelligent systems.

About the role

Reporting into the Head of Engineering, this is a senior individual-contributor role focused on LiDAR and 3D sensor perception, point cloud processing, deep neural network (DNN) approaches for 3D understanding, and real-time deployment of perception models. This role requires strong expertise in both classical point cloud processing and modern DNN-based 3D perception methods.

What you’ll do

  • Define and maintain the technical roadmap for point-cloud-based perception, including classical processing and DNN-based 3D perception approaches.
  • Architect and develop point cloud perception pipelines for object detection, classification, semantic segmentation, instance segmentation, tracking, freespace detection and occupancy estimation.
  • Lead the development and evaluation of DNN-based point cloud models such as voxel-based, pillar-based, range-view, BEV, sparse-convolution and transformer-based approaches where appropriate.
  • Design and optimise real-time LiDAR and 3D perception systems to meet latency, memory, compute, accuracy and reliability requirements.
  • Develop robust point cloud preprocessing and feature extraction methods, including filtering, clustering, ground removal, motion compensation, registration support and coordinate-frame handling.
  • Evaluate and improve perception performance in challenging real-world conditions, including occlusion, sparse returns, reflective surfaces, adverse weather, dynamic scenes and industrial environments.
  • Provide specialist support to mapping and localisation teams on point cloud registration, alignment, map quality, 3D representation and perception-map interfaces.

Your profile

Essential experience

  • 7+ years of experience in point cloud processing, LiDAR SLAM, 3D geometry, or related roles, with at least 2 years operating in a senior or lead capacity.
  • Strong knowledge and experience of DNN based point cloud models for real-time applications.
  • Deep, production-grade C++ skills with strong Python.
  • Expert grasp of point cloud registration, segmentation, surface reconstruction, and large-scale 3D data structures.
  • Strong prototyping skills: comfortable de-risking new ideas and handing them off cleanly to component-owning teams.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Desirable experience

  • Experience within autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, robotics, transportation, surveying/geomatics, or other mission-critical infrastructure domains.
  • Strong publication record, open-source contributions, or recognised technical work in LiDAR / 3D processing.

What we offer

  • The opportunity to join a business at an early yet pivotal stage of its growth journey in a key role shaping the future of autonomous navigation.
  • A collaborative and innovative Engineering culture, working alongside bright and ambitious colleagues.
  • A competitive package including base salary, private medical and dental insurance, a healthcare cash plan, employer pension contribution matching and other performance-based incentives.
 

 

Benefits

Private medical and dental insurance
Healthcare cash plan
Employer pension contribution matching
Other performance-based incentives

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