Rerun
Open-source data layer for Physical AI: an SDK to log, visualize, query, and stream multimodal robotics and computer-vision data (C++, Python, Rust). Founded 2022, Stockholm. Raised ~18.6M EUR.
What is Rerun?
Rerun builds open-source data infrastructure for Physical AI, the AI that perceives and acts in the real world, such as robots and computer-vision systems. Its core product is an SDK and viewer that let engineers and researchers log, visualize, query, and stream multimodal data that changes over time: camera images, depth maps, point clouds, 3D poses, sensor readings, and more, so they can verify, debug, and demo what a system is actually seeing and doing. The SDK ships with C++, Python, and Rust bindings, and over its first couple of years Rerun became the most popular open-source framework for logging and visualizing multimodal data, with a large following among robotics and computer-vision developers. The company is expanding beyond visualization into a full data layer for Physical AI, covering querying, transformation, and preparing multi-rate multimodal data for training. Rerun was founded in 2022 in Stockholm by Nikolaus West (CEO), a Stanford-trained computer-vision expert and second-time founder; Emil Ernerfeldt (CTO), a gaming-industry veteran and the creator of the popular egui Rust GUI framework; and Moritz Schiebold. It has raised roughly 18.6M EUR in total, headlined by a seed round led by Point Nine with participation from Costanoa, Sunflower Capital, Seedcamp, and angels including Guillermo Rauch, Wes McKinney, Eric Jang, and Oliver Cameron. It is an early-stage company, so treat headcount as small.
Mission & values
Build the open data layer for Physical AI, so anyone working on robots and computer vision can log, visualize, query, and train on their multimodal data with great tools.
Qualifications
Rerun is an early-stage, deeply technical open-source company, so hiring centers on strong systems and graphics engineering: Rust (the core is Rust), C++, and Python; real-time rendering and visualization; data systems and streaming; and the SDK/API surface across languages. It also hires in developer relations and documentation (its community is central), applied roles close to robotics and computer vision, product, and design, plus early go-to-market as it commercializes on top of the open source. Application flow lives at rerun.io (careers) and its GitHub and LinkedIn pages. The strongest signal is exactly what you would expect for a beloved developer tool: real open-source contribution and hands-on experience with Rust, graphics/rendering, robotics or CV data, or building SDKs and data infrastructure. It is Stockholm-based; engineering roles are often remote-friendly, but eligibility and time-zone or EU considerations vary by role, so check each posting. Early hires are broad in scope, and equity is a meaningful part of compensation.
Leadership
Nikolaus West
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Co-founded Rerun in 2022 and leads it as CEO. A Stanford-trained computer-vision expert and second-time founder, focused on the data infrastructure behind Physical AI.
Emil Ernerfeldt
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Co-founded Rerun in 2022 and leads technology. A gaming-industry veteran focused on fast tools, and the creator of egui, a widely-used Rust GUI framework.
Moritz Schiebold
Co-Founder
Co-founded Rerun in 2022 alongside Nikolaus West and Emil Ernerfeldt.
Hiring process
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Apply at rerun.io careers
Browse systems/Rust/graphics engineering, developer relations, product, and early go-to-market roles and submit through the Rerun site, GitHub, or LinkedIn.
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Recruiter or founder screen
For an early-stage team, calls often involve a founder. Confirms role fit, level, location and remote eligibility, and expectations.
About 7 days
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Technical deep-dive
Engineering: coding and a discussion of Rust, rendering/visualization, or data systems, often with a project or take-home. Developer relations: a technical-content or community exercise.
About 10 days
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Team interviews
Cross-functional conversations on technical depth, open-source sensibility, and fit for a fast-moving early-stage company.
About 7 days
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5
Offer with equity
Offer with base plus meaningful early-stage equity, aligned to role and location.
About 5 days
Funding
Awards & recognition
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Most popular open-source framework for logging and visualizing multimodal data · 2026
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~18.6M EUR raised, led by Point Nine · 2025
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Company information
- Industry: Developer Tools / Robotics / Physical AI / Open Source
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden (Remote-friendly for engineering; role-dependent)
- Founded: 2022
- Company size: 11-50
- Website: rerun.io ↗
- LinkedIn: Company page ↗
- X / Twitter: Profile ↗