Adhavan Jayabalan
Senior Software Engineer, Perception at Rivian
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolAdhavan Jayabalan is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in perception and computer vision with 10 years of experience building autonomy systems for automotive and robotics platforms. Currently leading perception engineering at Rivian, he has advanced from Perception Engineer to Senior roles, bringing hands-on expertise in swarm robotics, motion perception, and real-world sensor integration. He holds an MS in Robotics Engineering (4.0 GPA) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a B.Tech in Mechatronics, combining rigorous academic training with production experience at NIO and Rivian. Known for turning research ideas into robust production pipelines, he blends algorithmic depth with practical deployment skills across perception stacks. Based in San Jose, he brings a curious, systems-level approach to solving complex sensing and autonomy challenges.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechatronics, 8.5/10, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechatronics, 8.5/10 at Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research AcademyMaster of Science (M.S.), Robotics Engineering, 4.0/4.0, Master of Science (M.S.), Robotics Engineering, 4.0/4.0 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
English, Tamil
Github Skills (21)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jadhavan/config
Sep 2016 - Oct 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 46 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 1 month
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jadhavan/AI-Project
Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:5 commits, 2 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
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