Perception Engineer
- Salary
- $220,000 - $270,000 per year
- Level
- Mid
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 23 October 2026.
About the role
About the company
Our client is a technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own and improve a production computer vision service running on embedded hardware, delivering performance and stability gains to a system already in use in the field. The work centers on tuning real-time video and model pipelines and partnering closely with hardware and systems colleagues.
What you'll do
- Re-architect and optimize an existing real-time perception service so it handles more video streams with better stability.
- Evaluate and integrate faster, higher-performing models while keeping real-time performance on edge hardware.
- Bring depth estimation capabilities onto embedded compute to support three-dimensional tracking.
- Tune the video and inference stack on edge devices to get the most out of the hardware.
- Work with hardware and systems engineers to ship perception improvements to deployed systems.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 4 to 7 years of experience, with strong Python and C++ skills.
- Hands-on experience building production perception or machine learning systems, beyond research work.
- Familiarity with GPU-accelerated inference tooling and deployment on embedded edge devices.
- Prior work applying computer vision within physical, hardware-based products.
- Solid grasp of video pipelines and how camera feeds behave in real deployments.
- Track record of taking vision models from development into live use, including object tracking across frames.
- Ability to own system architecture at a senior level.
- Self-directed working style with comfort collaborating across functions in a fast-moving startup.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science.
Bonus points
- Exposure to industries where reliability and safety are critical.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 220,000 to 270,000 per year
- Equity
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Commuter benefits
- Family planning benefits
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Hybrid, 4 days in office
- Full-time
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
C++ · Computer Vision
Rare in Raydar's other 299 open postings.
Standard for software engineering roles
Python
Common in software engineering postings at any company.
Compared with Raydar's other open jobs.
Other openings for this role
2 open postings for this role in San Francisco, first posted 23 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
- 23 October 2026 – open
- 23 October 2026 – open (this posting)
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