Senior C++ Real-Time Autonomy Engineer

applied; Poway (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer with strong foundations in algorithmic optimization and multi-agent systems to advance our real-time decision-making platform.

You will design and implement advanced algorithms for autonomous coordination and planning, contributing to human-machine teaming across diverse domains and platforms. The role emphasizes building intelligent agents that plan and execute missions using reasoning, planning, and optimization techniques, within

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or related field OR 5+ years of experience developing intelligent agents or planning systems.
• 5+ years hands-on experience developing performant modern C++ (C++20).
• Strong understanding and implementation experience of constraint satisfaction, scheduling, and optimization problems.
• Ability to analyze, visualize, and optimize algorithm performance and solution quality.
• Experience in Docker and containerized development environments on Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu).
• Understanding of Service-oriented Architecture and message vs data brokers.
• Ability to translate complex math concepts into clear technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement multi-agent optimization algorithms for distributed decision-making and coordination problems.
• Develop temporal logic frameworks and constraint-satisfaction algorithms for complex planning scenarios.
• Create mathematical models for sequential decision processes under uncertainty with probabilistic outcomes.
• Build computational frameworks balancing algorithmic efficiency with human-interpretable reasoning.
• Implement and evaluate quantitative metrics for algorithm performance, solution quality, and computational efficiency.

Skills

C++20 proficiency

Algorithms & optimization

Multi-agent systems

Docker

Bazel

Linux

OO design

Documentation/communication

Scheduling

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering/Robotics or related field

Tools

Docker

Bazel

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer with strong foundations in algorithmic optimization and multi-agent systems to advance our real-time decision-making platform.

You will design and implement advanced algorithms for autonomous coordination and planning, contributing to human-machine teaming across diverse domains and platforms. The role emphasizes building intelligent agents that plan and execute missions using reasoning, planning, and optimization techniques, within