Senior Cloud-Scale Simulation Platform Architect

Apptronik; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Austin, TX seeks a Staff Simulation Architect to own the core simulation platform, shaping distributed, high-throughput software that powers RL training and validation. You will drive cloud-native pipelines and architect scalable compute workloads while guiding API design and platform extensibility.

You will partner with Controls, AI Research, and Perception teams to translate domain needs into robust system design, mentor engineers, and set engineering standards for reliability and

Qualifications

• Experience architecting high-performance, distributed software systems.
• Proven track record in building scalable cloud-based pipelines.
• Strong communication of trade-offs to engineers and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of the core simulation platform and its high-throughput systems.
• Design cloud-native pipelines generating millions of experience hours daily.
• Define core abstractions and APIs for extensibility with new physics and rendering.
• Set direction on performance, reliability, and scalability across the platform.
• Guide platform roadmap and review proposals to reduce RL iteration time.
• Collaborate with Controls, AI Research, and Perception leadership.
• Establish architectural standards and mentor senior engineers.

Skills

C++

Python

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Ray

Formal software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Apptronik in Austin, TX seeks a Staff Simulation Architect to own the core simulation platform, shaping distributed, high-throughput software that powers RL training and validation. You will drive cloud-native pipelines and architect scalable compute workloads while guiding API design and platform extensibility.

You will partner with Controls, AI Research, and Perception teams to translate domain needs into robust system design, mentor engineers, and set engineering standards for reliability and