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
Samsara	Senior/Principal Product Manager - Safety AI	Enterprise	8	L4
Samsara	Senior/Principal Product Manager - Safety AI	Enterprise	8	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Last Mile Delivery Automation	Big Tech	8	L6
Aurora Innovation	Staff Software Engineer, Online Maps	Robotics	8	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer – ADAS	Semiconductors	8	L3
Rivian	Sr. Controls & Active Safety Engineer, Autonomy	Auto	8	L4
World Labs	Research Engineer / Scientist (SLAM)	AI Frontier	8	L4
Nuro	Senior Software Engineer, Perception ML Data	Robotics	8	L0
Apptronik	Senior Autonomy Software Engineer	Robotics	8	L4
Lila Sciences	Scientist I / II, Robotics	AI Frontier	8	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, Real-Time AI and Rendering - Holoscan SDK	Semiconductors	8	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Last Mile Delivery Automation	Big Tech	8	L4
Anduril	Senior Machine Learning Engineer	Defense	8	L6
Samsara	Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AI	Enterprise	8	L3
Amazon	SDE- ML Engineer, Frontier AI Robotics	Big Tech	8	L0
Apptronik	Senior Perception Learning Engineer	Robotics	8	L3
Amazon	Robotics - Applied Scientist II Intern / Co-op - 2026 (Robotics, Manipulation, Perception, Motion Planning, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Controls, and more)	Big Tech	8	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Last Mile Delivery Automation	Big Tech	8	L4
Amazon	Sr. SDE, Simulation, Frontier AI Robotics	Big Tech	8	L0
Joby Aviation	Flight Research Senior Machine Learning Engineer	Robotics	8	L2
Joby Aviation	Staff Flight Research Machine Learning Engineer	Robotics	8	L4
Figure AI	Helix AI Engineer, Perception	Robotics	8	L6
AMD	Sr. Manager Software Development	Semiconductors	7	L6
Amazon	Software Development Engineer, WHS Data-Tech	Big Tech	7	L3
Amazon	Research Scientist, Safety-Critical Control, Robotics, SAF Lab	Big Tech	7	L6
Google	Senior Software Engineer, Motion Algorithms	Big Tech	7	L2
Northrop Grumman	Machine Perception (MP) Engineer – Level 3 or 4	Aerospace	7	L3
Amazon	Senior Robotics SDE III, Amazon Robotics - Vulcan	Big Tech	7	L4
Anduril	Senior Systems Engineer, Battlespace	Defense	7	L4
AMD	Integration Engineer - Perception and Platform	Semiconductors	7	L3

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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