Senior Perception Engineer - Production Autonomy + Equity

Atoms; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, &

401(k)

Equity

Sick Time & Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit

Team meals at office

Job summary

Pronto AI is seeking a Perception Engineer to advance the perception stack for autonomous machines. You will work at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, robotics, and real-time systems to transform sensor data into reliable world representations.

The role involves designing, training, and deploying models across cameras, LiDAR, radar, and IMU data with a focus on latency-aware deployments.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience working with perception systems and CV/ML models.
• Strong software engineering skills in Python and/or C++.
• Experience with perception systems for autonomous platforms or robotics.

Responsibilities

• Design, train, and deploy perception models for autonomous systems.
• Develop algorithms for object detection, segmentation, tracking, and scene understanding.
• Build systems for 3D perception using cameras, LiDAR, radar, or other sensors.
• Integrate multi-sensor data for robust environment representations.
• Optimize models for real-time or latency-constrained deployments.
• Collaborate with AI Research, Robotics, ML Infrastructure, and Systems teams.

Skills

Python

C++

Perception systems

Computer vision

ML models

Sensor fusion

Job description

Pronto AI is seeking a Perception Engineer to advance the perception stack for autonomous machines. You will work at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, robotics, and real-time systems to transform sensor data into reliable world representations.

The role involves designing, training, and deploying models across cameras, LiDAR, radar, and IMU data with a focus on latency-aware deployments.