Perception Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-06, Skillenai has indexed 17 job postings with the title “Perception Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-06
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+How many Perception Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 17 job postings with the title “Perception Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06.
+What skills do Perception Engineer jobs require?
Across Perception Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, the skills mentioned most often are Python, PyTorch, C++, computer vision, TensorRT.
+Which cities are hiring the most Perception Engineer?
As of 2026-09-06, Perception Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bengaluru, Boston, Costa Mesa.
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Skillenai indexes 17 Perception Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06. The skill mentioned most often in Perception Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Perception Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Perception Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 11 | 64.7% |
| PyTorch | 10 | 58.8% |
| C++ | 8 | 47.1% |
| computer vision | 7 | 41.2% |
| TensorRT | 7 | 41.2% |
| machine learning | 6 | 35.3% |
| data labeling | 5 | 29.4% |
| SLAM | 5 | 29.4% |
| object detection | 4 | 23.5% |
| TensorFlow | 4 | 23.5% |
| sensor fusion | 4 | 23.5% |
| calibration | 3 | 17.6% |
| ONNX | 3 | 17.6% |
| state estimation | 3 | 17.6% |
| pose estimation | 3 | 17.6% |
Top metros hiring Perception Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | 17.6% |
| Sunnyvale | 2 | 11.8% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 5.9% |
| Boston | 1 | 5.9% |
| Costa Mesa | 1 | 5.9% |
| Fremont | 1 | 5.9% |
| Munich | 1 | 5.9% |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 5.9% |
| San Jose | 1 | 5.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, matching postings whose canonical role is “Perception Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Perception Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-06
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- 90
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