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# Senior / Staff Perception Software Engineer

- **Company:** WAABI PARTNERS
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $158,000.0 - $269,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Nvidia CUDA, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Sensor Fusion, Rust (Programming Language), Pytorch, Deep Learning, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/b329a229-a1b9-4a68-a47b-be9ca2d9d781/senior-staff-perception-software-engineer

## About the Role

* MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning and/or similar technical field(s) of study.
 * 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.
 * Passion for taking research ideas and turning them into practical solutions for real-world applications.
 * 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.
 * Strong grasp of machine learning and computer vision literature, including current trends and state-of-the-art techniques.
 * Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.
 * Experience and excitement in supporting a fast-paced high-growth environment.
 * Passionate about being part of an organization solving self-driving technologies.

Bonus/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.

## Description

As a Senior Perception Engineer, you will be at the forefront of advancing and deploying perception algorithms for our self-driving vehicles. You will work closely with our team of world-renowned scientists and engineers specializing in deep learning, computer vision, and self-driving technologies to develop cutting-edge solutions that enable our vehicles to perceive the world around them. We value originality, innovation, and a commitment to rigorous experimental validation and code quality as we strive to bring research ideas into production and push the boundaries of self-driving technology. You will...

 * Prototype, evaluate, and iterate on perception algorithms, using real-world data and simulations, to improve the accuracy, robustness, and safety of our self-driving technology. This includes working on 3D detection and tracking of traffic agents as well as semantic understanding of various traffic scenes.
 * Formulate problems and propose pragmatic and long-term solutions based on research insights, leveraging your expertise in deep learning, computer vision, and self-driving.
 * Support productizing and deploying perception algorithms to our self-driving vehicles, collaborating closely with platform teams to ensure seamless integration of research findings into our self-driving system.
 * Champion engineering excellence, ensuring high-quality, well structured and tested code.
 * Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team solving problems related to perception, motion forecasting, planning, traffic modeling and sensor simulation, integrating research findings into our self-driving system and contributing to the development of a unified self-driving platform.
 * Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and self-driving technologies, and apply insights from the literature.
 * Work with large datasets from various sources as well as Waabi World, our high-fidelity simulator.
 * Contribute to the publication of research findings in conferences as well as Waabi's blog.