Summary
Jesse Jongebloed is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in perception for autonomous systems, with eight years translating sensor research into production-grade C++ on Linux, ROS/ROS2 and Bazel-based stacks. He has led architecture and implementation of object-level sensor fusion and brought R&D libraries into embedded vehicle deployments, mentoring cross-functional teams on C++, Git, TDD and disciplined code review practices. His background in mechanical engineering and hands-on controls work gives him a rare systems-level view—bridging sensor models, perception algorithms and vehicle integration for ADAS and automated parking. Comfortable coordinating global teams and vehicle-level deployments, he’s equally at home building distributed build environments and integrating radar, lidar and vision pipelines. Notably, he describes himself as a mechanical engineer learning elegant software solutions by brute force, signaling practical problem-solving and relentless engineering grit.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Self Driving Car Nanodegree, NA, Self Driving Car Nanodegree, NA at Udacity
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, B.E., Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University