Software Engineer, Perception

Responsibilities:

• Assist in building and refining perception algorithms for 3D object detection, tracking, segmentation, and scene understanding

• Analyze sensor data (e.g., images, video, lidar, radar) to improve model accuracy and robustness

• Support data preprocessing, labeling, augmentation, and validation workflows

• Conduct experiments to benchmark perception models and propose improvements

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Behaviors, Actions, Platforms teams) to integrate perception outputs into downstream decision-making systems

• Document findings, tools, and results in clear and reproducible formats

Required Skills:

• A Masters/PhD degrees in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics or a related field

• Proficient at Python and/or C++

• Coursework or project experience in computer vision, machine learning, and data processing

• Familiarity with popular deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow

• Experience with image/video processing tools and libraries

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with 3D perception, point cloud processing, or multi-sensor fusion

• Exposure to robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time perception pipelines

• Knowledge of evaluation frameworks and datasets

• Project or internship experience on VLM, VLA and other foundation models for robotics and self-driving.