
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
ABOUT APPLIED INTUITION Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley compan...
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 company’s 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 applied.co.
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.
We are looking for a software engineer with expertise in calibration systems for autonomous vehicles or mobile robots. Your
contributions will focus on designing and building a calibration pipeline for a growing fleet of vehicles. You will contribute
towards a critical foundational piece of our AV program by ensuring that every vehicle is able to leverage a multi-sensor,
multi-modal representation of the world to navigate through it. In this role you will exercise engineering excellence to unlock
both developer and production workflows at scale.
In addition to your engineering contributions, by working in our dynamic and customer-focused team culture, you will contribute to
and learn from best practices in the nascent autonomy industry. We move fast and we focus on excellence, for our products and for
our business. If you are hands-on and looking for a place to have a multiplying effect on making autonomous systems a reality,
Applied is the place for you!
of different sensor configurations
and evaluation
calibration to account for sensor variation due to temperature or other on-road and off-road conditions
Calibration status through HMI integration
benchmarking suites, data sets and related pipelines, or algorithmic libraries
perception and state-estimation, and noise characteristics of various sensors
early and late stage sensor fusion for state estimation.
systems
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 posting’s 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: $180,000 - $250,000 USD annually.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t 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.
ABOUT APPLIED INTUITION 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 company’s 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 applied.co. 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. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Motion Planning Engineer on the Fallback Stack team, you will design and ship deterministic, safety-critical planning systems that ensure autonomous vehicles behave safely when autonomy degrades or operates under uncertainty. This role emphasizes classical motion planning, predictable behavior, and large-scale evaluation, rather than deep learning–driven planning. In addition to your engineering contributions, by working in our dynamic and customer-focused team culture, you will contribute to and learn from best practices in the nascent autonomy industry. We move fast and we focus on excellence, for our products and for our business. If you are hands-on and looking for a place to have a multiplying effect on making autonomous systems a reality, Applied is the place for you! AT APPLIED INTUITION, YOU WILL: * Design and implement classical or ML motion planners for fallback and minimal-risk maneuvers * Build planners that operate reliably under degraded perception, partial observability, and system faults Define and execute safe, deterministic vehicle motions such as controlled slow-downs, pull-overs, and safe stops * Use large-scale simulation and real-world data to evaluate planner behavior and guide parameter tuning Develop metrics, analysis tools, and dashboards to understand planner performance at scale * Collaborate closely with behavior prediction, perception, controls, safety, and remote assistance teams * Contribute to a reusable fallback platform used across trucking and other autonomy programs WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS: * 5+ years of experience in motion planning for autonomous vehicles or robotics * Strong foundation in robotic motion planning algorithms and trajectory generation (optimization-, search-, or rule-based) * Experience building deterministic, safety-critical planning systems * A data-driven mindset for large-scale evaluation, debugging, and tuning of planning behavior * Proficiency in C++ and experience working in real-time systems * Strong systems thinking and cross-functional collaboration skills NICE TO HAVE: * Experience designing minimal-risk maneuvers (MRM) or emergency handling behaviors * Familiarity with AV safety concepts, ODD constraints, or safety-case-driven development * Experience using ML techniques for parameter tuning, calibration, or offline optimization * Experience working with degraded sensors, uncertainty, or human-in-the-loop systemsBackground in simulation frameworks or large-scale log analysis 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 posting’s 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: $151,000 - $240,000 USD annually. Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t 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.
ABOUT APPLIED INTUITION 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 company’s 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 applied.co. 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. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Perception Software Engineer on the Autonomy team, you will build the perception system for L4 autonomous trucks operating at highway speeds. The stack combines state-of-the-art machine learning - multi-modal 3D detection, BEV representations, learned tracking - with rigorous classical perception: state estimation, multi-object tracking, and sensor fusion. You will own problems end-to-end, from model architecture and training through onboard deployment and on-road validation. This is safety-critical software: every capability passes formal simulation, closed-course, and safety sign-off gates before it reaches public roads. You will collaborate daily with behavior/planning engineers, systems and safety engineers, and validation teams. AT APPLIED INTUITION, YOU WILL: * Design, train, and deploy deep learning models for 3D object detection across LiDAR, camera, and radar sensors * Build multi-sensor fusion architectures that combine independent detection and classification streams * Characterize perception failure modes, build targeted evaluation sets, and hill-climb system-level metrics * Build and operate the data engine: shadow-mode comparison against production, automated data mining, and retraining loops * Contribute to camera- and LiDAR-based localization perception under degraded conditions * Take your work through the full safety validation pipeline before it operates on public roads WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS: * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field * 5+ years of professional experience in ML-based perception, computer vision, or robotics * Strong proficiency in Python and C++ * Hands-on experience training and deploying deep learning models in production (e.g., PyTorch) * Solid grounding in classical perception: multi-object tracking, state estimation, and 3D geometry NICE TO HAVE: * Experience working in modern ML-based perception for autonomous systems * Experience with multi-sensor calibration and fusion * Experience optimizing models for onboard/embedded GPU inference * Background in safety-critical or automotive software development * Experience in a startup or fast-paced environment 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. Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t 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.
ABOUT APPLIED INTUITION 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 company’s 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 applied.co. 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. MEET OUR SOFTWARE ENGINEERS! Meet some of our software engineers who are shaping the future of autonomy and delivering world-class solutions helping customers shorten time to market. Hear about what brought them to Applied Intuition, what’s kept them interested, and their advice to potential candidates. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for bright engineers interested in designing elegant solutions to difficult problems in the autonomy space. Our software engineers work across our suite of products, tackling difficult full-stack, infrastructure, robotics, and graphics problems. At Applied Intuition, we encourage engineers to take ownership over technical and product decisions, interact closely with users to collect feedback, and contribute to a thoughtful, dynamic team culture. AT APPLIED INTUITION, YOU WILL: * Work across our entire stack to develop new products, features, and tools for our customers' autonomy development workflows * Have an unparalleled opportunity to work with domain experts across a variety of fields: infrastructure, robotics, and graphics engineers, as well as startup veterans * Carve out your own area of expertise and influence product decisions * Collaborate with other members in the autonomy ecosystem and learn about different approaches to solving core issues in autonomy WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS: * A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent * 3+ years of experience shipping complex software * Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter and can quickly become comfortable with new technical tools * Designed efficient and effective solutions to a wide range of engineering challenges * Proven ability to take initiative in a fast-paced environment NICE TO HAVE: * Working knowledge of frontend, API layer, containerization, or cluster orchestration frameworks (such as React, GraphQL, Docker, or Kubernetes) * Experience working with simulation tools, modeling physical problems, or using robotics middlewares (such as ROS) * Experience writing Python, C++, Javascript, or Golang 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 posting’s 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: $125,000 - $222,000 USD annually. Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t 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.