What is Perception and how common is it in AI job postings?

Perception is a skill in the "ML Techniques" category. It currently appears in 246 active AI roles across 48 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Perception?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Perception are: Amazon (53), Anduril (44), NVIDIA (20), Shield AI (10), Meta (10).

Is demand for Perception growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 142 new AI postings mentioned Perception. Demand is rising — up 188% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Perception used?

Roles requiring Perception are concentrated in: agents (48%), application (25%), serving infrastructure (11%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Perception?

Job postings that mention Perception most often also require: Robotics, Machine Learning, Python, Computer Vision, Software Engineering.

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Perception

246 active AI roles across 48 companies mention Perception. Category: ML Techniques.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Perception per week — 142 total over 12 weeks.

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246 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Meta	Tech Lead, AI Research Scientist (Robotics)	Big Tech	10	L6
Meta	AI Research Scientist, Robotics	Big Tech	10	L4
Meta	Research Scientist – World Models, Robotics & Embodied AI	Big Tech	10	L4
Figure AI	Helix AI Engineer, Pretraining	Robotics	10	L1
Figure AI	Helix AI Engineer, Agentic Systems	Robotics	10	L4
Lila Sciences	Research Scientist, Dexterous Manipulation & Robot Learning	AI Frontier	10	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Safe RL, Robotics, SAF Lab	Big Tech	9	L6
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Safe Locomotion, Compass	Big Tech	9	L4
Google	Research Engineer, Frontier Safety Mitigations, DeepMind

Frequently asked questions

What is Perception and how common is it in AI job postings?
Perception is a skill in the "ML Techniques" category. It currently appears in 246 active AI roles across 48 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Perception?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Perception are: Amazon (53), Anduril (44), NVIDIA (20), Shield AI (10), Meta (10).
Is demand for Perception growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 142 new AI postings mentioned Perception. Demand is rising — up 188% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Perception used?
Roles requiring Perception are concentrated in: agents (48%), application (25%), serving infrastructure (11%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Perception?
Job postings that mention Perception most often also require: Robotics, Machine Learning, Python, Computer Vision, Software Engineering.

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