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Senior / Staff Perception Engineer

Waabi · Remote US & Canada

Posted about 3 months ago · $158,000 - $269,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
79 days
Waabi's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
65% of Waabi's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Waabi
high
81 stale, 2 reposted of 88 open
Hiring momentum
97 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Waabi's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Waabi.

About this role

As a Senior Perception Engineer at Waabi, you will advance and deploy perception algorithms for self-driving vehicles, collaborating with a team of experts in deep learning and computer vision. Your role involves prototyping and evaluating algorithms, ensuring their integration into the self-driving system, and contributing to research publications. You will work with large datasets and stay updated on advancements in AI and self-driving technologies.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • MS/PhD or Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or similar technical fields
  • Experience working on applied research projects and shipping machine learning features/models into production
  • Experience driving projects on 3D detection, tracking of traffic agents, and/or semantic understanding of various traffic scenes
  • Solid understanding of computing fundamentals, including code efficiency
  • Proficient in Python programming with a focus on writing high-quality, well-structured, and tested code
  • Comfortable working with large datasets for machine learning applications

Nice to have

  • Previous experience in multimodal sensor fusion
  • Previous experience in self-driving technology or related fields
  • Publications in top-tier conferences or journals related to computer vision, machine learning, or robotics
  • Experience in working with platform teams and collaborating with research teams to implement and validate deep learning models
  • Proficiency in Pytorch, Rust, C++, and/or CUDA

What you get

  • Competitive compensation and equity awards
  • Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only)
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • Flexible hours and Work from Home support
  • Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office)
  • Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond Python; additional languages are listed as nice to have
  • The role involves significant collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills
  • The position is remote, which may affect team dynamics and communication
  • Salary range provided, but no specific details on how performance bonuses are structured

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Listed by Waabi on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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