Applied Intuition
Robotics · Autonomous-vehicle software
Robotics · Autonomous-vehicle software
Applied Intuition currently has 63 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Applied Perception Engineering Lead (2), Autonomy Integration Software Engineer, C++ Software Engineer (Autonomous Systems), C++ Software Engineer - Autonomy/Physical AI, Data & ML Pipeline Software Engineer. Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Applied Intuition's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (32%), data (19%), serving infrastructure (14%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Applied Intuition is hiring AI talent in: United States (58 roles), South Korea (2 roles), United Kingdom (1 role).
Job postings at Applied Intuition most frequently reference: model serving, multimodal, inference infra, agent orchestration, vision.
In the past 30 days, Applied Intuition has posted 10 new AI-related roles. That is a +25% change versus the prior 30 days (8 → 10).
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| Technical Recruiter (Defense) This role is for a Technical Recruiter focused on the defense sector, responsible for designing and executing hiring strategies to attract, evaluate, and close exceptional software engineering talent. The role involves partnering with leadership, leveraging AI tools for automation, leading interview processes, building talent pipelines, and providing data-driven insights. | — | 0 |
| Director of Government Affairs Director of Government Affairs role focused on developing and executing legislative strategies, shaping communications, and managing engagements in the Congressional and Executive branches, with a focus on autonomy and AI in defense. | — | 0 |
| Validation Engineer Validation Engineer role focused on testing and validating system requirements for physical AI products in the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries. Responsibilities include designing and executing test cases, performing system and integration testing, setting up HIL environments, analyzing failures, collaborating with engineering teams, and developing Python-based test automation scripts. Requires 2+ years of experience in validation engineering, proficiency with HIL systems, and strong troubleshooting skills. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering is required. |
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| Embedded Software Engineer - Core OS Senior Software Engineer role focused on developing embedded software applications for vehicle operating systems, integrating vendor components, implementing RTOS applications, and customizing Linux/Android middleware. Requires strong C/C++ skills and experience with low-level hardware debugging. | — | 0 |
| Global Sourcing Manager (Defense Procurement) This role is for a Global Sourcing Manager in Defense Procurement, focusing on sourcing high-performance compute, edge-compute modules, and specialized sensors for autonomous defense platforms. It requires expertise in FAR, DFARS, and DCMA audits, and involves strategic sourcing, deal structuring, and supplier relationship management within the defense industry. While the company works with AI and physical AI, this specific role is in procurement and supply chain management, not direct AI/ML development. | — | 0 |
| Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Firmware Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Firmware role at Applied Intuition, focusing on developing embedded software applications for next-generation vehicle platforms. The role involves integrating vendor components, implementing RTOS applications, architecting C code for real-time embedded environments, and supporting hardware bring-up. The company works with automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries to power the future of physical AI. | — | 0 |
| Security Engineer (Purple Team) Product Security Engineer (Purple Team) responsible for ensuring the security and integrity of vehicle software platforms, self-driving systems, and backend systems. This role involves code review, security verification, penetration testing, risk assessment, and implementing/coordinating security fixes. It requires strong understanding of embedded systems, Linux/QNX internals, C/C++/Python, and security tooling. | — | 0 |
| Embedded Security Engineer This role focuses on embedded security engineering for physical AI platforms, involving secure boot processes, HSM integration, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate security into the product development lifecycle. It requires expertise in embedded systems programming and security frameworks. | — | 0 |
| Triage Engineer Triage Engineer role focused on ensuring reliability and performance of automotive products through verification processes, involving system and sub-system level analysis, verification and validation methodologies, and cross-team collaboration. Requires experience with safety-critical systems, automotive engineering, and simulation tools. | — | 0 |
| Product Manager - Vehicle OS Product Manager for Applied Intuition's Vehicle OS, focusing on autonomous vehicle industry products. Responsibilities include defining platform products, driving product strategy and execution, collaborating with engineering, managing the product lifecycle, and working with business development and marketing for go-to-market strategies. Requires 5+ years of Product Management experience, technical background in software development, and experience launching products, preferably with software and hardware. | — | 0 |
| Technical Program Manager - Defense Technical Program Manager for defense customer, focusing on project execution, customer collaboration, and technical proposal development within the autonomy ecosystem. | — | 0 |
| Staff Software Engineer Staff Software Engineer role focused on designing and implementing solutions for autonomy development workflows in physical AI for moving machines across various industries like automotive, defense, and trucking. The role involves full-stack development, infrastructure, robotics, and graphics, with an emphasis on technical strategy and influencing product decisions. | — | 0 |
| Hardware Integration Engineer The Hardware Integration Engineer will be responsible for the buildout, testing, maintenance, and utilization rate improvement of Applied Intuition's fleet of autonomous vehicles. This role involves deep familiarity with all aspects of the self-driving system, providing vehicle integration support, designing and building test benches, and troubleshooting vehicle systems, computer components, and sensors. The engineer will also be responsible for root cause analysis and minimizing vehicle downtime while ensuring safety. | — | 0 |
| People Operations Generalist This role is for a People Operations Generalist at Applied Intuition, a company focused on physical AI. The generalist will optimize HR systems, implement scalable processes, ensure data accuracy, manage HR reporting and dashboards, and ensure compliance with employment laws. The role requires 3+ years of experience in a People or HR-related role and a detail-oriented, data-driven mindset. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer - C++ Senior Software Engineer with C++ experience focused on designing solutions for autonomy and physical AI, working across the full stack, infrastructure, robotics, and graphics problems. The role involves collaborating with domain experts and influencing product decisions. | — | 0 |
| Scenario Engineer, Mining Autonomy This role focuses on creating and managing simulation test scenarios for autonomous vehicles in the mining industry. It involves designing scenarios, defining performance requirements, creating visualizations, and collaborating with product and customer teams. While it deals with autonomous systems, the core function is scenario engineering and simulation, not direct AI/ML model development. | — | 0 |
| Defense Software Engineer Software Engineer role focused on integrating Applied Intuition's vehicle intelligence products with defense and government customer systems. This involves deployment, integration, operationalization, and tackling broad technical challenges across software, OS, and hardware in challenging operational environments. The role acts as a technical bridge between the company's commercial technology and real-world military applications, emphasizing ownership and end-to-end execution. | — | 0 |
| Senior Engineer - HD Maps Senior Engineer to own and maintain HD maps end-to-end for autonomous vehicles and simulation products. Responsibilities include leading implementation, defining map storage formats, and collaborating with engineers and customers on features. Requires experience in mapping/localization challenges, autonomous vehicles or simulation, and C++/Python. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer - Maps Infrastructure Senior Software Engineer to own and maintain HD maps infrastructure for applications like calculating localized information, querying global maps, and visualizing maps. The role involves defining map storage formats, handling map data distribution, and collaborating on designs and features. Requires C++ or Python experience and experience with mapping/localization challenges. | — | 0 |
| Electrical Engineer Electrical Engineer role focused on designing compute hardware for electric and autonomous vehicles, including SoCs/MCUs, power management, memory, and high/low-speed digital interfaces. Responsibilities include schematic design, PCB layout guidance, vendor engagement, and validation testing. The role requires collaboration with system, firmware, and software teams, and staying updated on new technologies. Experience with lab tools and PCB manufacturing is essential. | — | 0 |
| Model Based Systems Engineer This role is for a Systems Engineer with robotics and software expertise to define and manage system requirements for new autonomous systems products. The engineer will be involved in the entire development process, from conceptualization to deployment, ensuring the system meets intended requirements and converting customer needs into technical specifications using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches like SysML and Cameo. | — | 0 |
| Technical Recruiter This role is for a Technical Recruiter at Applied Intuition, a company focused on physical AI. The recruiter will manage the full lifecycle of technical recruiting for engineering roles, build sourcing campaigns, and partner with leadership. They will also utilize AI and agentic coding tools to enhance productivity. The role requires 2+ years of technical recruiting experience and a fast growth trajectory. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer role focused on building and maintaining cloud infrastructure for large-scale simulations used in autonomous system development across various industries like automotive and defense. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer - Maps Infrastructure Software Engineer role focused on owning and maintaining HD maps infrastructure for a company providing digital infrastructure for physical AI, serving industries like automotive and defense. Responsibilities include defining map storage formats, handling map data distribution, and collaborating on designs and features. Requires experience in mapping/localization challenges, autonomous vehicles or simulation, and C++/Python. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer - Mapping and Localization Software Engineer role focused on designing and implementing state-of-the-art mapping and localization systems for autonomous vehicles and mobile robots. The role involves building scalable systems that fuse live sensor data with maps, ensuring high-integrity real-time onboard and offboard localization, and optimizing system performance using data-driven methods. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer Software Engineer role focused on designing and developing full-stack, infrastructure, robotics, and graphics solutions for autonomy development workflows in industries like automotive, defense, and trucking. The role involves working across the entire stack, collaborating with domain experts, and influencing product decisions. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure This role focuses on scaling open-source data infrastructure for a company that provides digital infrastructure for physical AI. The engineer will work across the entire data lifecycle, from collection to retrieval, and design/develop external and internal products. The core responsibility is handling massive data volumes and supporting data products and verticals. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer role focused on designing and developing full-stack, infrastructure, robotics, and graphics solutions for autonomy development workflows in industries like automotive, defense, and trucking. The role involves working across the entire stack, influencing product decisions, and collaborating with domain experts. Requires 4+ years of shipping complex software and experience in C++, Python, JavaScript, Java, or Golang. | — | 0 |
| Government Contracts Manager This role is for an experienced Government Contracts Manager to support the Defense vertical, focusing on proposal development, FAR/DFARS compliance, and overall go-to-market strategies for dual-use solutions. The role involves cradle-to-grave contract support, negotiation, compliance, and working cross-functionally with various teams. | — | 0 |