RFID and computer vision platform for autonomous retail operations
RADAR combines RFID hardware with computer vision and cloud infrastructure (BigQuery, Airflow, Kubeflow) to automate three core retail functions: inventory management, behavioral analytics, and checkout. The stack shape—heavy embedded systems (FPGA, Verilog, C++, VHDL) paired with ML infrastructure—reflects a hardware-software hybrid. The project backlog is dominated by next-gen sensor design and NPI (new product introduction) supply-chain work, while pain points cluster around deployment reliability and scaling manufacturing, suggesting the company is moving from proof-of-concept toward scaled retail rollout.
RADAR operates a platform that automates physical store operations through RFID tags, computer vision, and real-time inventory systems. The product addresses three buyer needs: automated stock counts and replenishment, real-time visibility into customer-product interactions (mirroring online analytics), and autonomous checkout. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, the company employs 51–200 people and is currently scaling deployment across retail chains. Active hiring is concentrated in engineering and operations, with a notable seniority skew toward senior and lead roles—consistent with the engineering complexity of deploying hardware at scale.
RADAR uses SQL, Python, C++, and embedded hardware tools (FPGA, Verilog, VHDL) for sensor and firmware development. Cloud infrastructure includes BigQuery, Apache Airflow, and Kubeflow; enterprise integrations run through NetSuite and SAP.
Primary projects include next-generation RFID sensor development, NPI (new product introduction) supply-chain and materials planning, deployment optimization, and ML infrastructure for feature engineering and scaling.
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