Lead Software Engineer Physical AI (Defense)

Applied Intuition Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive defense trucking construction mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure operating systems and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers as well as the United States military and its allies trust the companys solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale California with offices in Washington D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach Florida; Ann Arbor Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at .

We are an in-office company and our expectation is that full-time 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. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

Applied Intuition is redefining vehicle intelligence across commercial and defense sectors. As a Lead Engineer your responsibilities will look similar to those of a startup CTO: youll work in small teams and own end-to-end execution of high stakes projects. Youll be the technical bridge between Applied Intuitions novel vehicle intelligence platforms and our customers real-world operational environments.

This role demands both technical depth and operational excellence. Youll primarily work with defense and government customers integrating our capabilities Axion and Acuity with DOD platforms in challenging operational environments. The unique advantage: youll leverage our robust commercial technology and rapidly evolving product suite to deliver capabilities that would take traditional defense contractors years to develop. Youll tackle problems spanning core software engineering system deployment hardware integration and everything in between to ensure mission success.

• Technically lead our Forward Deployed Engineering team to work directly with defense and government customers to deploy integrate and operationalize Applied Intuitions vehicle intelligence products in military and government environmentsfrom defense contractors to forward operating bases

• Tackle a broad range of technical challenges including software engineering operating system configuration system deployment and hardware integration

• Bridge customer-built systems and Applieds solutions to deliver tangible value

• Design and implement scalable consistent approaches for customer engagement and project execution

• Develop architectural solutions that improve consistency and scalability across projects

• Collaborate with internal engineering product and customer teams to ensure successful outcomes

• Take ownership of technical outcomes and drive projects to completion adapting to changing requirements and priorities

• 6 years professional software engineering experience

• Strong engineering background preferred in fields such as Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering

• Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as C Python

• Broad technical experience across software engineering operating systems and some hardware

• Experience supporting integration and deployment of complex systems

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a proven ability to thrive and innovate independently within highly ambiguous and rapidly evolving operational environments

• Excellent communication skills and focus on solving customer problems

• Prior experience working with government customers defense contractors or in military environments

• Familiarity with system architecture and designing scalable solutions

• Experience in defense automotive robotics or adjacent industries

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

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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 location listed is: $150000 - $250000 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.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request.
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