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Software Engineering Manager - Firmware

Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale

Roboticsonsitemanager$280k–$355k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead firmware powering Vehicle OS for software-defined vehicles.
  • Architect foundational embedded systems for intelligent vehicles.
  • Shape how modern vehicles sense, process and respond to the world.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Experienced embedded leader who loves hands-on hardware-software integration and mentoring engineers to ship production systems. Excited to shape safety-critical vehicle platforms powering future software-defined cars.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
  • 8+ years architecting and shipping production embedded/firmware software
  • Experience shipping complex firmware or embedded software in production, ideally for automotive or consumer electronics
  • Strong background in embedded C/C++, RTOS implementation, Linux kernel, and low-level driver/HAL development
  • Hands-on hardware integration and debugging experience
  • Experience with platform bring-up, sensors integration, and HW/SW co-design
  • Proven ability to manage, mentor, and grow technical teams
remote policy
In-office 5 days a week with occasional remote 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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