Applied Intuition
Software Engineer - Perception (Fallback Stack)
$150K–$250K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 19, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of professional experience in ML-based perception, computer vision, or robotics.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Build and validate perception systems for L4 autonomous trucks, from machine-learning model development through onboard deployment and safety approval.
What you'll do
- Design, train, and deploy 3D detection models using LiDAR, camera, and radar; build multi-sensor fusion systems.
- Evaluate perception failures, improve system metrics, and operate data mining and retraining loops.
- Contribute to localization perception and take software through safety validation before public-road use.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of professional experience in ML-based perception, computer vision, or robotics.
- Strong proficiency in Python and C++; hands-on experience training and deploying production deep-learning models.
- Grounding in multi-object tracking, state estimation, and 3D geometry.
Nice to have
- Experience with modern ML-based perception for autonomous systems and multi-sensor calibration and fusion.
- Experience with onboard/embedded GPU inference, safety-critical or automotive software, or startup environments.
Pay
$150K – $250K USD base salary
Tools
Python, C++, PyTorch, LiDAR, camera, radar
AI focus
Develop and deploy deep-learning perception models, including 3D object detection, learned tracking, and multi-sensor fusion for autonomous trucks.
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