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Senior Perception Engineer
$208K–$245K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 3-5 years of relevant experience working with perception systems and computer vision & machine learning models.
About the job
Develop and deploy perception systems that help autonomous machines understand their surroundings using sensor data.
What you'll do
- Build and improve perception models and algorithms for detection, tracking, 3D reasoning, and sensor fusion.
- Develop evaluation and data pipelines, and optimize systems for real-time deployment on robotic platforms.
- Investigate failures in deployed systems and collaborate across engineering teams to improve production perception.
What they ask for
- Strong software engineering skills in Python and/or C++.
- Experience developing perception systems for autonomous vehicles, robotics, drones, industrial automation, or other embodied systems.
- Experience with robotic sensor modalities and multi-modal or multi-sensor architectures.
- Knowledge of 3D geometry, coordinate transformations, calibration, localization, or state estimation.
Nice to have
- Publications or significant research contributions in computer vision, machine learning, robotics, or related fields.
Pay
$208,000 - $245,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, camera, LiDAR, radar, IMU
AI focus
Develop, train, evaluate, and deploy machine learning perception models for autonomous systems, including sensor fusion and temporal reasoning.
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