Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Orchestration
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
Roboticsonsitesenior$153k–$220k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own the compute platform powering millions of autonomy simulations.
- Expand simulation orchestration into company-wide compute platform.
- Drive throughput that directly speeds customer self-driving releases.
What they offer
- Equity (options and/or RSUs)
- Health, dental, vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off
Ideal candidate
Self-starting backend owner who thrives building reliable distributed platforms from 0 to 1 and cares about maximizing throughput for autonomy teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with a track record of owning production distributed systems
- 4+ years of coding in Golang, Python, Java, or C++
- 4+ years building complex backend systems on major cloud providers
- Deep Kubernetes expertise, including pod scheduling, node lifecycle, and autoscaling under load
- Experience building or operating workload scheduling systems (e.g., dispatch, bin-packing, quota enforcement)
- Self-starter with experience driving production system development from 0 to 1
- remote policy
- In-office 5 days a week with occasional flexibility
Lab profile
About Applied Intuition
Builds simulation, vehicle OS, and autonomy infrastructure for automotive, defense, and heavy industries.
What they build
- Autonomy software stacks
- Vehicle operating systems
- Simulation and validation tooling
Known for
- Trusted by 18 of top 20 global automakers
- Expertise across automotive, defense, trucking, mining and agriculture
- Full-stack coverage from tooling to OS to autonomy
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Silicon Valley
- Valued at $15 billion
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