Perception Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-22, Skillenai has indexed 19 job postings with the title “Perception Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-22
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+How many Perception Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 19 job postings with the title “Perception Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22.
+What skills do Perception Engineer jobs require?
Across Perception Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22, the skills mentioned most often are Python, PyTorch, C++, TensorRT, CUDA.
+Which cities are hiring the most Perception Engineer?
As of 2026-09-22, Perception Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Boston, Bengaluru, Fremont.
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Weekly Perception Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Perception Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 14 | 73.7% |
| PyTorch | 13 | 68.4% |
| C++ | 12 | 63.2% |
| TensorRT | 11 | 57.9% |
| CUDA | 7 | 36.8% |
| deep learning | 7 | 36.8% |
| computer vision | 6 | 31.6% |
| machine learning | 6 | 31.6% |
| data labeling | 5 | 26.3% |
| planning | 4 | 21.1% |
| Docker | 3 | 15.8% |
| ONNX | 3 | 15.8% |
| object detection | 3 | 15.8% |
| TensorFlow | 3 | 15.8% |
| sensor fusion | 3 | 15.8% |
Top metros hiring Perception Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | 15.8% |
| Sunnyvale | 3 | 15.8% |
| Boston | 2 | 10.5% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 5.3% |
| Fremont | 1 | 5.3% |
| Munich | 1 | 5.3% |
| San Mateo | 1 | 5.3% |
| Santa Clara | 1 | 5.3% |
| Seattle | 1 | 5.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22, 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
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-22
- window_days
- 90
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