Summary
Matt Vitelli is a Principal Software Engineer based in San Francisco with 13 years of experience building perception-driven systems that sit at the intersection of computer vision, graphics, AR, ML, and robotics. He has led core motion planning and trajectory stacks for Lyft Level 5, transitioned those skills to large-scale platform engineering at DoorDash where he progressed to principal level, and has a strong history of shipping research-grade algorithms into production on vehicles and AR platforms. Comfortable both as an individual contributor and manager, he’s built core tooling, visualization libraries, and onboard integrations that enabled real-world autonomy. Matt’s background includes internships and research at NVIDIA and Stanford and hands-on computer vision work at Oculus, reflecting deep academic roots paired with product-focused engineering. Outside work he pursues projects combining art and technology, suggesting a creative approach to technical problem solving.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Computer Science, Master’s Degree Computer Science at Stanford University
English, Arabic, c / c++, c#, java, matlab, python, hlsl / glsl