Christopher Bayer

Staff Software Engineer Lidar Perception

Bavaria, Germany

About

Staff Robotics Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing perception systems for autonomous vehicles. Expert in C++/Python, LiDAR-based obstacle detection, sensor fusion, road modelling and Ai applications. Robotics & Perception: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Slam, Occupancy Grid, Trajectory Planning, Kalman Filters, Probabilistic Methods, Object Tracking and Fusion, Camera, Radar, LiDAR, Intrinsic & Extrinsic Calibration, ROS, CarMaker, Simulation, Dempster-Shafer theory C++: Modern C++, C++14/17, STL, Bazel, CMake, AUTOSAR C++14, CppCoreGuidelines, OpenCV, Eigen, Dear ImGui, Boost, Qt Python: NumPy, TensorFlow, uv, Matplotlib, Jupyter, mypy, Gherkin, ruff Software Development: Windows, Ubuntu, ChatGPT, GitHub, Copilot, Cursor, ComfyUI, CI/CD, GDB, CLion, Visual Studio Code, Agile & Scrum, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)

Experience

  • Senior Robotics Software Developer at ATS
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Luminar Technologies (Munich, Bavaria, Germany · Hybrid)
    • Staff Software Engineer Road Tracking & Geometric Surface Estimation
      Oct 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      - Developed and deployed geometric point cloud classification techniques for small obstacle detection - Designed and optimized a semantic road model estimation algorithm for automated highway driving - Initiated and led internal knowledge-sharing initiatives, including tech talks and the Engineering Efficiency Group, fostering cross-team learning and process improvements.

    • Senior Software Engineer Function Development
      Nov 2020 - Oct 2022 · 2 yrs

      Building a Lidar based AEB system

  • Software Engineer & Scrum Master at Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH
    Jul 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

    - Software Engineer (C++/Python) for multi-sensor multi object tracking - Scrummaster for the Tracking team

  • Development Engineer at Continental Teves
    Apr 2015 - Jul 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Software development (C++): Sensor based road model for Continental Cruising Chauffeur

  • Development Engineer at Bertrandt
    Oct 2013 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Software development (C++): Environment modeling for highly autonomous driving project for Continental.