Backend Software Developer Dev Productivity

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion following its recent Series F funding round Applied Intuition delivers the Vehicle OS Self-Driving System and toolchain to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. 18 of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuitions solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence. Applied Intuition services the automotive defense trucking construction mining and agriculture industries and is headquartered in Mountain View CA with offices in Washington D.C. San Diego CA Ft. Walton Beach FL Ann Arbor MI London Stuttgart Munich Stockholm Bangalore Seoul and Tokyo. Learn more at .

We are an in-office company and our expectation is that 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. (Note: For EpiSci job openings fully remote work will be considered by exception.)

About the role

At Applied Intuition you will:

• Build and maintain high-leverage tools and systems that empower engineering teams to develop and deploy autonomy software with greater speed reliability and security.
• Design scalable CI/CD workflows that integrate with our autonomy-specific validation stack including simulation sensor modeling and multi-agent testing.
• Improve the internal developer experience through robust build systems reproducible environments and secure artifact management.
• Support hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure used for large-scale simulation ML pipelines and real-time testing.
• Partner with simulation ML autonomy and security teams to deliver tailored infrastructure for their needswhile keeping systems simple reliable and maintainable.
• Contribute to infrastructure and security compliance for customers operating in defense classified or other highly regulated domains.

Were looking for someone who has:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cloud Computing Cyber-security or a related engineering field
• 3 years of experience designing and operating infrastructure for high-performance engineering teams.
• Deep expertise with CI/CD systems build tooling version control and developer-facing services.
• Proficiency with Linux systems and common tools (e.g. Kubernetes Git Docker Artifactory).
• Experience with secure systems development especially in U.S. government or defense environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python or Bash preferred).
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• CompTIA Security certification (or willingness to obtain within 6 months).

Travel Requirements:

• Must be willing to travel as required to support projects; estimated average travel is once every other month for between 2-5 days (20%)

Security Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be hold or be eligible for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

For more information about U.S. security clearances: click here.

Nice to have:

• Masters degree in Computer Science Cloud Computing Cyber-security or a related engineering field
• 5 years of hands-on experience performing DevOps roles in the defense industry
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• Proven expertise in setting up and managing on-premises instances of AWS Services ML Ops tooling and automated security monitoring solutions
• Current U.S. TOP SECRET clearance

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.

Please reference the job postings subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations listed is: $125000 to $200000 USD annually.

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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.