Perception Annotation Technician,Late Night

About You and The Role

As a Perception Annotation Technician, you’ll play a key role in supporting Zipline’s global operations by providing real-time data annotation coverage during late-night hours (11 PM–7 AM) to ensure continuous, high-quality data processing. You’ll work alongside the broader Perception team to review and annotate data, adding critical contextual metadata for machine learning applications.

Our Perception systems rely on accurately annotated data to power safety-critical capabilities such as avoiding other aircraft, detecting ground-based obstacles, and ensuring precise deliveries. Using internal and external tools, you’ll work across diverse data types and tasks, identifying patterns, outliers, and system issues. Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail and methodical thoroughness.

What You'll Do

• Provide real-time operational support for our global operations, which involves working shifted hours (11 PM - 7 AM).
• Become an expert in different sensor data streams, helping to identify problems, challenging cases and improve the overall labeling and review processes.
• Use internal tools to label data, providing feedback on how to make them better and more efficient.
• Deliver data on a regular cadence to meet critical timelines, keep algorithm development on schedule while maintaining a high standard of quality.
• Be willing to support other team members of the Perception and Perception Data team on ongoing special projects as needed.

What You'll Bring

• You have a Bachelor’s degree or have completed all academic requirements, including final year coursework and capstone presentations, with graduation pending in any engineering/applied sciences background.
• You have experience reviewing and annotating data.
• You have experience managing complex tasks and projects.
• You enjoy working on tasks that require attention to detail for an extended period of time.
• You can communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) in English.

What Else You Need to Know

• Must have the legal right to work in Rwanda
• WORKING HOURS: This role primarily involves late-night (11 PM–7 AM) and weekend shifts.
• EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

Please Note

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