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Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Orchestration

Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale

Roboticsonsitesenior$153k–$220k
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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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