Applied Intuition
Posted 6d ago

Software Engineer - Stack (SDS) Tooling

Applied Intuition
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$135k-$265k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities
  • integrating simulations
  • enriching testing
  • refactoring workflows
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science
  • Robotics, or related engineering
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong C++ programming
  • Developer tooling infrastructure
  • Cloud infrastructure experience
Technical tools mentioned
C++cloud infrastructureHILCI/CDreinforcement learningphysics-based simulation

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

About the Role

The Stack Tooling team builds software infrastructure across multiple autonomy verticals to help engineering teams test, analyze failures, and deploy faster. Directly connected to Applied’s mission of safe and rapid adoption of autonomous machines, our work spans local and cloud simulation enablement, enhancing simulation realism, autonomy CI/CD, and developer tooling to speed up the iteration cycle.

As a Software Engineer on this team, you will execute highly cross-functional projects supporting autonomy developers, systems engineers, and triage and release teams. The work done by the team aims to cover multiple autonomy domains at once — a change that impacts trucking can quickly scale out to cars and offroad vehicles.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

  • Combine different verticals under a single, unified simulation interface

  • Integrate with cutting edge neural rendering simulation software to enable dynamic environments in simulation and bridge fidelity gaps.

  • Enrich hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation testing fidelity to directly match what operators and autonomy engineers see on the road for stronger release gating signal

  • Stabilize, generalize, and scale code deployment and offboard vehicle pre-checks to cut down vehicle operations idle time before on-road testing.

  • Refactor complex mapping workflows into single streamlined pipeline involving offboard configuration management service

  • Integrate perception snapshots performantly into simulation to boost fidelity of resimulation with perception

We're looking for someone who has:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related engineering field

  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production-grade code

  • Strong foundational programming experience in C++

  • Experience maintaining critical path developer tooling infrastructure

  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and/or managing resources in customer environments

Nice to have:

  • Preferred Master’s degree in Robotics or other autonomy-related engineering field

  • Prior experience with data pipelining architectures, maps validity, or metrics and evaluation frameworks

  • Exposure to software simulation tooling and either RL-based, physics-based, or reconstruction-based simulation runtimes

  • Prior experience working on perception modeling, planning, controls, or other onboard robotics functions

  • Previous background working with automotive OEMs, autonomous vehicles, or robotic development platforms

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request.
If you require an accommodation please contact [email protected]. We will work with you!

About Applied Intuition

Developing software and simulation infrastructure for autonomous vehicles.

Year founded
2017
Employees
1300
Organization type
Private
Latest investment
Raised $600.00M Series F (2025) — led by BlackRock, Kleiner Perkins
Headquarters
US

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