Backend Engineer, Defense Simulation & Edge Infrastructure

Decisive Point

Ann Arbor (MI)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Applied Intuition in Ann Arbor is hiring backend engineers at all levels to join our defense product ecosystem. You will architect and own backend infrastructure powering edge simulations and multi-domain autonomy, shipping code that directly impacts national security.

You'll collaborate with autonomy researchers and product teams, tackle high-performance systems, concurrency, and real-time data pipelines, and help translate mission requirements into robust software while working in our

Qualifications

  • 3+ years professional engineering experience, ideally with C++.
  • Solid fundamentals: systems programming, concurrency, performance.
  • Genuine interest in simulation, autonomy, or physical AI.
  • Exposure to multi-domain defense systems is a plus.
  • Strong CS/CE/EE foundation; rigorous about correctness and performance.
  • Python proficiency for tooling and integration.
  • Comfort with ambiguity; drive progress in fast-moving environments.
  • Excellent communication to explain tradeoffs to engineers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement high-performance software for Axion and defense tooling.
  • Build and extend simulation environments and virtual worlds for testing.
  • Develop scalable infrastructure for multi-domain autonomous ops.
  • Partner with researchers, product teams, and defense customers to translate requirements.
  • Own end-to-end execution from architecture through deployment.
  • Interface with DoD programs to meet real-world operational needs.

Skills

C++
Python
Concurrency
Real-time systems
Multi-domain defense
Strong communication

Tools

Unreal Engine
Unity
Simulation tools

Job description

Applied Intuition in Ann Arbor is hiring backend engineers at all levels to join our defense product ecosystem. You will architect and own backend infrastructure powering edge simulations and multi-domain autonomy, shipping code that directly impacts national security.

You'll collaborate with autonomy researchers and product teams, tackle high-performance systems, concurrency, and real-time data pipelines, and help translate mission requirements into robust software while working in our

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